shtool 2.0.1 shtool.$ symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in shtool 2.0.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the file shtool.$. The manipulation of the argument shtool.$ leads to symlink. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1751. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in shtool 2.0.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file shtool.$. The manipulation of the argument shtool.$ 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.

The bug was discovered 05/25/2005. The weakness was shared 05/25/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at zataz.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1751 since 05/25/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18964 (FreeBSD : shtool -- insecure temporary file creation (6596bb80-d026-11d9-9aed-000e0c2e438a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117880 (CentOS Security Update for PHP (CESA-2005:564)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22605), Tenable (18964), SecurityFocus (BID 13767†), OSVDB (16848†) and Secunia (SA15496†). The entries VDB-1660 and VDB-25599 are related to this item. 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: 18964
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : shtool -- insecure temporary file creation (6596bb80-d026-11d9-9aed-000e0c2e438a)
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OpenVAS ID: 55191
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 789-1 (php4)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: zataz.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1751 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1751
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25349

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X-Force: 22605
SecurityFocus: 13767 - GNU SHTool Insecure Temporary File Deletion Vulnerability
Secunia: 15496 - GNU shtool Insecure Temporary File Creation, Not Critical
OSVDB: 16848 - shtool race condition
SecurityTracker: 1014059
Vulnerability Center: 8348 - Symlink Attack in GNU Shtools <= 2.0.1, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/02/2019 13:01
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (76), 06/02/2019 13:01 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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