Xinet K-AShare 11.01 on IRIX xkas symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Xinet K-AShare 11.01 on IRIX and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component xkas. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0213. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Xinet K-AShare 11.01 on IRIX (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component xkas. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

xkas in Xinet K-AShare 0.011.01 for IRIX allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the VOLICON file, which is copied to the .HSicon file in a shared directory.

The weakness was shared 05/16/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0213. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as highly functional.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8002) and SecurityFocus (BID 3969†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/28/2002 🔍
05/16/2002 +108 days 🔍
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07/11/2014 +4439 days 🔍
06/06/2018 +1426 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0213 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0213
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18119
X-Force: 8002 - K-AShare xkas /var/adm/appletalk/icons directory symlink
SecurityFocus: 3969 - XInet K-AShare XKAS Program World Writable Icon Directory Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:56
Updated: 06/06/2018 11:03
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:56 (51), 06/06/2018 11:03 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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