CA InoculateIT 6.0 FTPD /tmp/ftpdownload.log symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in CA InoculateIT 6.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /tmp/ftpdownload.log of the component FTPD. The manipulation results in symlink. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0625. Moreover, an exploit is present. Applying restrictive firewalling is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CA InoculateIT 6.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the file /tmp/ftpdownload.log of the component FTPD. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ftpdownload in Computer Associates InoculateIT 6.0 allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/ftpdownload.log .

The bug was discovered 05/17/2001. The weakness was disclosed 05/25/2001 by Chris Wilson with Amcom (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0625. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:tmp/ftpdownload.log it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6607), SecurityFocus (BID 2778†) and OSVDB (1843†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Highly functional
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Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

05/17/2001 🔍
05/25/2001 +8 days 🔍
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08/22/2001 +89 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +548 days 🔍
07/08/2014 +4154 days 🔍
06/01/2018 +1424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Chris Wilson
Organization: Amcom
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0625 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0625
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17232
X-Force: 6607 - InoculateIT ftpdownload /tmp file symlink attack
SecurityFocus: 2778
OSVDB: 1843 - InoculateIT ftpdownload.log Symbolic Link File Overwriting

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 14:59
Updated: 06/01/2018 10:50
Changes: 07/08/2014 14:59 (55), 06/01/2018 10:50 (7)
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