MIT Kerberos 5-1.3.4 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MIT Kerberos 5-1.3.4. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-0971. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MIT Kerberos 5-1.3.4 (Network Authentication Software). This issue affects an unknown function. 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:

The krb5-send-pr script in the kerberos5 (krb5) package 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 presented 02/09/2005 with Trustix (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0971 since 10/19/2004. 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 16221 (RHEL 2.1 / 3 : krb5 (RHSA-2005:012)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat 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 (16221), SecurityFocus (BID 11289†), OSVDB (11117†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8285†). See VDB-942, VDB-950, VDB-975 and VDB-23937 for similar entries. 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
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 16221
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 / 3 : krb5 (RHSA-2005:012)
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OpenVAS ID: 54715
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200410-24 (mit-krb5)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/30/2004 🔍
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10/19/2004 +19 days 🔍
01/19/2005 +92 days 🔍
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02/09/2005 +21 days 🔍
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06/09/2005 +120 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3561 days 🔍
06/02/2019 +1545 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mit.edu

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Trustix
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0971 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23933

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X-Force: 17583
SecurityFocus: 11289 - MIT Kerberos 5 SEND-PR.SH Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 11117 - MIT Kerberos 5 send-pr.sh Symlink Arbitrary File Manipulation
Vulnerability Center: 8285 - MIT Kerberos 5 Allows Overwriting Files via krb5-send-pr Script, Low

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Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/02/2019 10:24
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (71), 06/02/2019 10:24 (6)
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