Portage up to 2.0.51-r2 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Portage up to 2.0.51-r2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-1107. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Portage up to 2.0.51-r2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects 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. The summary by CVE is:

dispatch-conf in Portage 2.0.51-r2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The bug was discovered 11/08/2004. The weakness was presented 01/10/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1107 since 11/30/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15647 (GLSA-200411-13 : Portage, Gentoolkit: Temporary file vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17986), Tenable (15647), SecurityFocus (BID 11616†), OSVDB (11538†) and Secunia (SA13108†). See VDB-23694 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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: 15647
Nessus Name: GLSA-200411-13 : Portage, Gentoolkit: Temporary file vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54734
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200411-13 (portage gentoolkit)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/30/2004 +22 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3198 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
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CVE: CVE-2004-1107 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1107
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23693
X-Force: 17986
SecurityFocus: 11616 - Gentoo Portage Dispatch-Conf Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 13108 - Gentoo Portage/Gentoolkit Insecure Temporary File Creation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 11538 - Gentoo - Portage - Dispatch-Conf Insecure Temporary File Creation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 11846 - Portage 2.0.51-r2 and Earlier Local Files Overwrite, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 06/20/2019 13:01
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (73), 06/20/2019 13:01 (5)
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