lintian 1.2 0.17.1 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in lintian 1.2 0.17.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes symlink. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-1000. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in lintian 1.2 0.17.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

lintian 1.23 and earlier removes the working directory even if it was not created by lintian, which may allow local users to delete arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack.

The bug was discovered 01/10/2005. The weakness was disclosed 01/10/2004 by Jeroen van Wolffelaar (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1000 since 11/02/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16127 (Debian DSA-630-1 : lintian - insecure temporary directory), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18808), Tenable (16127), SecurityFocus (BID 12202†), OSVDB (12786†) and Secunia (SA13771†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 16127
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-630-1 : lintian - insecure temporary directory
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OpenVAS ID: 53468
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 630-1 (lintian)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Jeroen van Wolffelaar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1000 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1000
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21487
X-Force: 18808
SecurityFocus: 12202 - Debian Liantian Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability
Secunia: 13771 - Debian lintian Insecure Temporary File Deletion Security Issue, Not Critical
OSVDB: 12786 - DSA 630-1 - lintian
Vulnerability Center: 8201 - Debian lintian 1.2 0.17.1, 1.23.6 Allows Overwriting Arbitrary Files and Directories, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2014 15:34
Updated: 06/02/2019 06:37
Changes: 09/30/2014 15:34 (68), 06/02/2019 06:37 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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