Tarantella Enterprise up to 3.20 Temp File symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Tarantella Enterprise 3.0/3.01/3.10/3.11/3.20. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Temp File Handler. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0296. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Tarantella Enterprise 3.0/3.01/3.10/3.11/3.20. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Temp File Handler. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The installation of Tarantella Enterprise 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the "spinning" temporary file.

The weakness was disclosed 05/31/2002 by Larry W. Cashdollar with Vapid Labs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0296. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Shell File. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. 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 (8223), Exploit-DB (21290) and SecurityFocus (BID 4115†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.8

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

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/19/2002 🔍
05/31/2002 +101 days 🔍
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07/11/2014 +4424 days 🔍
03/09/2025 +3894 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Larry W. Cashdollar
Organization: Vapid Labs
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0296 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0296
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18227
X-Force: 8223 - Tarantella Enterprise /tmp/spinning symlink
SecurityFocus: 4115 - Tarantella Enterprise 3 Symbolic Link Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:06
Updated: 03/09/2025 01:49
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:06 (51), 06/07/2018 08:54 (7), 03/09/2025 01:49 (21)
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