CenterICQ up to 4.20.0 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in CenterICQ up to 4.20.0. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in symlink. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1914. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in CenterICQ up to 4.20.0. This affects 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

CenterICQ 4.20.0 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable file names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gg.token.PID temporary file.

The bug was discovered 07/05/2005. The weakness was presented 07/18/2005 by Eric Romang (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1914 since 06/08/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19188 (Debian DSA-754-1 : centericq - 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 (21285), Tenable (19188), SecurityFocus (BID 14144†), OSVDB (17727†) and Secunia (SA15913†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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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: 19188
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-754-1 : centericq - insecure temporary file
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OpenVAS ID: 54340
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 754-1 (centericq)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/08/2005 🔍
07/05/2005 +27 days 🔍
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07/05/2005 +0 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +8 days 🔍
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07/18/2005 +5 days 🔍
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07/19/2005 +1 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3522 days 🔍
06/07/2019 +1549 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Eric Romang
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1914 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1914
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25803
X-Force: 21285
SecurityFocus: 14144 - CenterICQ Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 15913 - Centericq Insecure Temporary File Creation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 17727 - CenterICQ - Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 8605 - Insecure File Creation in CenterICQ, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/07/2019 08:10
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (72), 06/07/2019 08:10 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:FD9:103

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