getmail up to 4.1.5 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in getmail and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in symlink. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2004-0881. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in getmail. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

getmail 4.x before 4.2.0, and other versions before 3.2.5, when run as root, allows local users to write files in arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on subdirectories in the maildir.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2004. The weakness was shared 01/27/2005 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0881 since 09/21/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 130 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15489 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.x eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17439), Tenable (15489), SecurityFocus (BID 11224†), OSVDB (10072†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8371†). The entry VDB-23873 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15489
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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

Timelineinfo

09/19/2004 🔍
09/19/2004 +0 days 🔍
09/20/2004 +1 days 🔍
09/21/2004 +1 days 🔍
01/27/2005 +128 days 🔍
01/27/2005 +0 days 🔍
06/16/2005 +140 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3554 days 🔍
07/01/2021 +2305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0881 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0881
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23874
X-Force: 17439
SecurityFocus: 11224 - Getmail Local Symbolic Link Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10072 - getmail mbox file race condition
Vulnerability Center: 8371 - getmail <= 4.1.5 Allows Creating or Overwriting Files via Symlink Attack, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 07/01/2021 11:23
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (63), 06/02/2019 15:02 (7), 07/01/2021 11:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:5E6:103

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