Turbolinux Turbolinux Server up to 4.11 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Turbolinux Turbolinux Server up to 4.11. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1377. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Turbolinux Turbolinux Server up to 4.11. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. 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 (1) fixps (aka fixps.in) and (2) psmandup (aka psmandup.in) scripts in a2ps before 4.13 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The bug was discovered 12/27/2004. The weakness was disclosed 12/27/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1377 since 01/19/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18435 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : a2ps (MDKSA-2005:097)), 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 to version bis 4.12 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18672), Tenable (18435), SecurityFocus (BID 12109†), OSVDB (12845†) and Secunia (SA13641†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
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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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Nessus ID: 18435
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : a2ps (MDKSA-2005:097)
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OpenVAS ID: 52258
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: a2ps-a4, a2ps-letter, a2ps-letterdj
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Turbolinux Server bis 4.12

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-1377 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1377
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22607
X-Force: 18672
SecurityFocus: 12109 - GNU A2PS psmandup.in Script Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability
Secunia: 13641 - GNU a2ps Two Scripts Insecure Temporary File Creation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 12845 - GNU a2ps psmandup.in script symlink attack
Vulnerability Center: 8316 - Symlink Attack in a2ps <= 4.13b via 'fixps\x27 and \x27psmandup\x27 Scripts, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/05/2019 06:56
Changes: 02/27/2015 23:39 (77), 06/05/2019 06:56 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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