getmail up to 4.1.5 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in getmail and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-0880. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in getmail and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. 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:

getmail 4.x before 4.2.0, when run as root, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an mbox file.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2004. The weakness was presented 01/27/2005 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0880 since 09/21/2004. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15390 (Debian DSA-553-1 : getmail - symlink vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 4.x eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17437), Tenable (15390), SecurityFocus (BID 11224†), OSVDB (10072†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8372†). See VDB-23874 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.8

VulDB Base Score: 2.9
VulDB Temp Score: 2.8
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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: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15390
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-553-1 : getmail - symlink vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 53244
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 553-1 (getmail)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: getmail 4.x

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09/19/2004 🔍
09/19/2004 +0 days 🔍
09/20/2004 +1 days 🔍
09/21/2004 +1 days 🔍
09/27/2004 +6 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +2 days 🔍
01/27/2005 +120 days 🔍
01/27/2005 +0 days 🔍
06/16/2005 +140 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3554 days 🔍
06/02/2019 +1545 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0880 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0880
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23873
X-Force: 17437
SecurityFocus: 11224 - Getmail Local Symbolic Link Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10072 - getmail mbox file race condition
Vulnerability Center: 8372 - getmail <= 4.1.5 Allows Creating or Overwriting Files via Symbolic Link to an Arbitrary mbox File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/02/2019 15:15
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (69), 06/02/2019 15:15 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:D90:103

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