Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.17.3 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.17.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2003-0602. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.17.3 (Bug Tracking Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities (XSS) in Bugzilla 2.16.x before 2.16.3 and 2.17.x before 2.17.4 allow remote attackers to insert arbitrary HTML or web script via (1) multiple default German and Russian HTML templates or (2) ALT and NAME attributes in AREA tags as used by the GraphViz graph generation feature for local dependency graphs.

The bug was discovered 04/25/2003. The weakness was presented 08/27/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0602 since 07/25/2003. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11553 (Bugzilla < 2.16.3 / 2.17.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (XSS, Symlink)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 2.16.3 or 2.17.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11866), Tenable (11553), SecurityFocus (BID 6868†), OSVDB (6349†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9162†). See VDB-20769 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Nessus ID: 11553
Nessus Name: Bugzilla < 2.16.3 / 2.17.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (XSS, Symlink)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Bugzilla 2.16.3/2.17.4

Timelineinfo

04/24/2003 🔍
04/25/2003 +1 days 🔍
04/26/2003 +1 days 🔍
07/25/2003 +90 days 🔍
08/27/2003 +33 days 🔍
08/27/2003 +0 days 🔍
09/13/2005 +748 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3257 days 🔍
06/09/2019 +1760 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0602 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0602
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20768
X-Force: 11866
SecurityFocus: 6868 - Bugzilla Default HTML Template Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 6349 - Bugzilla HTML templates cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 9162 - Bugzilla 2.16-2.16.2, 2.17-2.17.3 XSS via Default HTML Templates and AREA tags, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:32
Updated: 06/09/2019 12:39
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:32 (66), 06/09/2019 12:39 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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