Rildo Pragana ml85p printer-drivers filename symlink

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Rildo Pragana ml85p. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component printer-drivers. Performing a manipulation of the argument filename with the input mlg85p%d results in symlink. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0036. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Rildo Pragana ml85p (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component printer-drivers. The manipulation of the argument filename with the input value mlg85p%d 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. The summary by CVE is:

ml85p, as included in the printer-drivers package for Mandrake Linux, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames of the form "mlg85p%d".

The weakness was published 02/07/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at idefense.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0036. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13995 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : printer-drivers (MDKSA-2003:010)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (13995) and SecurityTracker (ID 1005959†). Similar entries are available at VDB-20113 and VDB-20114. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Rildo Pragana

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• ml85p

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