Mlink symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mlink. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1894. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mlink (version now known). 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:

TEXutil in ConTEXt, when executed with the --silent option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on texutil.log.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2004 by Shaun Colley (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1894 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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15728), SecurityFocus (BID 10042†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1009661†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Name

• Mlink

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CVSSv3info

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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/05/2004 🔍
04/05/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +270 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/04/2005 +124 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3596 days 🔍
07/16/2017 +860 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2004-1894 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1894
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22952
X-Force: 15728 - texutil symlink attack
SecurityFocus: 10042 - Context Texutil Insecure Temporary Log File Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1009661 - TeXUtil Temporary File Symlink Flaw May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 07/16/2017 13:36
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (50), 07/16/2017 13:36 (6)
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