S-PLUS 6.0 tmp/print.$$.out symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in S-PLUS 6.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation of the argument tmp/print.$$.out causes symlink. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-1279. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in S-PLUS 6.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument tmp/print.$$.out with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

S-PLUS 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly elevate privileges via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/__F8499 by Sqpe, (2) /tmp/PRINT.$$.out by PRINT, (3) /tmp/SUBST$PID.TXT and /tmp/ed.cmds$PID by mustfix.hlinks, (4) /tmp/file.1 and /tmp/file.2 by sas_get, (5) /tmp/file.1 by sas_vars, and (6) /tmp/sgml2html$$tmp /tmp/sgml2html$$tmp1 /tmp/sgml2html$$tmp2 by sglm2html.

The weakness was released 12/31/2003 by Paul Szabo (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1279 since 11/16/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 (11005), SecurityFocus (BID 6530†), Secunia (SA7833†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1005896†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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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Timelineinfo

01/06/2003 🔍
01/07/2003 +1 days 🔍
01/08/2003 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +357 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
11/16/2005 +686 days 🔍
08/28/2014 +3207 days 🔍
07/16/2024 +3610 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Paul Szabo
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21211
X-Force: 11005
SecurityFocus: 6530 - S-PLUS For Unix Insecure Temporary File Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 7833 - S-Plus insecure tmp files, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1005896 - Insightful's S-PLUS Uses Unsafe Temporary Files That May Let Local Users Modify Files or Obtain Elevated Privileges

Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2014 17:36
Updated: 07/16/2024 12:55
Changes: 08/28/2014 17:36 (52), 07/04/2017 08:08 (6), 07/16/2024 12:55 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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