Toshiaki Kanosue htmlheadline 21.8 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Toshiaki Kanosue htmlheadline 21.8. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in symlink. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2004-1181. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Toshiaki Kanosue htmlheadline 21.8. Affected is an unknown functionality. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

htmlheadline before 21.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The bug was discovered 01/03/2005. The weakness was released 04/14/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1181 since 12/13/2004. 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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16087 (Debian DSA-622-1 : htmlheadline - insecure temporary files), 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 21.8 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 (18737), Tenable (16087), SecurityFocus (BID 12147†), OSVDB (12681†) and Secunia (SA13715†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
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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: 16087
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-622-1 : htmlheadline - insecure temporary files
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OpenVAS ID: 53460
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 622-1 (htmlheadline)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: htmlheadline 21.8

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03/10/2015 +3575 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1181 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1181
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24186
X-Force: 18737
SecurityFocus: 12147 - HTML Headline Temporary File Symbolic Link Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13715 - Debian update for htmlheadline, Less Critical
OSVDB: 12681 - DSA 622-1 - htmlheadline - insecure temporary files
SecurityTracker: 1012756
Vulnerability Center: 8155 - Toshiaki Kanosue HtmlHeadline 21.8 Allows Overwriting Arbitrary Files via Symlink Attack, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 06/02/2019 00:16
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (71), 06/02/2019 00:16 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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