Gentoo Mirrorselect up to 0.88 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Gentoo Mirrorselect up to 0.88. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to symlink. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-1167. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Gentoo Mirrorselect up to 0.88 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

mirrorselect before 0.89 creates temporary files in a world-writable location with predictable file names, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

The weakness was presented 01/10/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gentoo.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1167 since 12/09/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15922 (GLSA-200412-05 : mirrorselect: Insecure temporary file creation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 0.89 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18382), Tenable (15922), SecurityFocus (BID 11835†), Secunia (SA13392†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22841†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 15922
Nessus Name: GLSA-200412-05 : mirrorselect: Insecure temporary file creation
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OpenVAS ID: 54764
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200412-05 (mirrorselect)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mirrorselect 0.89

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1167 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1167
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23728
X-Force: 18382
SecurityFocus: 11835 - Gentoo MirrorSelect Local Insecure File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 13392 - Gentoo mirrorselect Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 22841 - Gentoo MirrorSelect < 0.89 Local Symlink Attack Vulnerability, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 07/01/2021 09:30
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (61), 02/11/2017 10:35 (11), 07/01/2021 09:30 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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