Metamail 2.7 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Metamail 2.7. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2004-1808. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Metamail 2.7. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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:

Extcompose in metamail does not verify the output file before writing to it, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

The weakness was released 12/31/2004 by Shaun Colley (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1808 since 05/04/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 2.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15460) and SecurityFocus (BID 9850†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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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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Status: Highly functional

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Metamail 2.7

Timelineinfo

03/12/2004 🔍
12/31/2004 +294 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/04/2005 +124 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3596 days 🔍
06/22/2018 +1201 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Shaun Colley
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1808 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1808
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22916
X-Force: 15460 - Metamail extcompose symlink
SecurityFocus: 9850 - Metamail Extcompose Program Symlink Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 06/22/2018 07:59
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (48), 06/22/2018 07:59 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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