Groff 1.19 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Groff 1.19. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to symlink. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-0969. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Groff 1.19. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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:

The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The weakness was disclosed 02/09/2005 with Trustix (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gentoo.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0969 since 10/19/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. 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 15649 (GLSA-200411-15 : OpenSSL, Groff: Insecure tempfile handling), 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 (17583), Tenable (15649), SecurityFocus (BID 11287†), OSVDB (11130†) and Secunia (SA18764†). The entries VDB-942, VDB-950, VDB-975 and VDB-23937 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 15649
Nessus Name: GLSA-200411-15 : OpenSSL, Groff: Insecure tempfile handling
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OpenVAS ID: 52556
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: ja-groff
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/19/2004 +19 days 🔍
11/08/2004 +20 days 🔍
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02/09/2005 +93 days 🔍
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07/25/2005 +166 days 🔍
02/09/2006 +199 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3316 days 🔍
06/07/2019 +1550 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Organization: Trustix
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0969 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0969
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23932
X-Force: 17583
SecurityFocus: 11287 - GNU Troff (Groff) Groffer Script Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 18764 - Mandriva update for groff, Less Critical
OSVDB: 11130 - GNU - Troff (Groff) - Groffer Script Insecure Temporary File Creation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8665 - Symlink Attack in Groff 1.18 with Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 - 2.1 via Groffer Script, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/07/2019 11:09
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (74), 06/07/2019 11:09 (4)
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