ekg 2005-06-05 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ekg 2005-06-05 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in symlink. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1916. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ekg 2005-06-05. Affected is an unknown code. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

linki.py in ekg 2005-06-05 and earlier allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The bug was discovered 07/05/2005. The weakness was published 07/06/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at zataz.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1916 since 06/08/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19352 (FreeBSD : ekg -- insecure temporary file creation (9a035a56-eff0-11d9-8310-0001020eed82)), 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.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21257), Tenable (19352), SecurityFocus (BID 14146†), OSVDB (17722†) and Secunia (SA15889†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: 19352
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : ekg -- insecure temporary file creation (9a035a56-eff0-11d9-8310-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 54370
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 760-1 (ekg)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/08/2005 🔍
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07/05/2005 +27 days 🔍
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07/06/2005 +1 days 🔍
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07/27/2005 +19 days 🔍
08/01/2005 +5 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3509 days 🔍
06/07/2019 +1549 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: zataz.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1916 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1916
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25680
X-Force: 21257
SecurityFocus: 14146
Secunia: 15889 - ekg Insecure Temporary File Creation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 17722 - EKG - Insecure Temporary File Creation
Vulnerability Center: 8723 - Symlink Attack in EKG 2005-06-05 via \x27linki.py\x27, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/07/2019 18:13
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (70), 06/07/2019 18:13 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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