Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to symlink. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-0077. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. 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 DBI library (libdbi-perl) for Perl allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary PID file.

The bug was discovered 01/25/2005. The weakness was presented 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0077 since 01/14/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16249 (Debian DSA-658-1 : libdbi-perl - insecure temporary file), 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 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 (19068), Tenable (16249), SecurityFocus (BID 12360†), OSVDB (13186†) and Secunia (SA14015†). 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
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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: 16249
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-658-1 : libdbi-perl - insecure temporary file
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OpenVAS ID: 53490
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 658-1 (libdbi-perl)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
05/29/2019 +1541 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0077 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0077
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24298

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X-Force: 19068
SecurityFocus: 12360 - Libdbi-perl Unspecified Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 14015
OSVDB: 13186 - DBI Library libdbi-perl file overwrite
SecurityTracker: 1013007
Vulnerability Center: 7045 - Debian Linux 3.0 Allows Overwriting Arbitrary Files via DBI Library, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 05/29/2019 21:22
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (69), 05/29/2019 21:22 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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