OpenMosixView 1.5 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in OpenMosixView 1.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to symlink. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0894. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenMosixView 1.5. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenmosixCollector and OpenMosixView in OpenMosixView 1.5 allow local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) temporary files in the openmosixcollector directory or (2) nodes.tmp.

The bug was discovered 03/24/2005. The weakness was released 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at marc.info. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0894 since 03/29/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Shell File. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 28 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18116 (GLSA-200504-20 : openMosixview: Insecure temporary file creation), 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 (19839), Tenable (18116), SecurityFocus (BID 12902†), OSVDB (15002†) and Secunia (SA14693†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.1
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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 18116
Nessus Name: GLSA-200504-20 : openMosixview: Insecure temporary file creation
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OpenVAS ID: 54922
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200504-20 (openMosixview)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/02/2005 +6 days 🔍
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05/31/2019 +1543 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0894 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0894
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24706
X-Force: 19839
SecurityFocus: 12902 - OpenMosixview Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14693 - openMosixview Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 15002 - OpenMosixview - Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Issues
Vulnerability Center: 7668 - openMosixview 1.2 - 1.5 Allows Overwriting and Deleting Arbitrary Files, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 05/31/2019 16:48
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (75), 05/31/2019 16:48 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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