VDB-25835 · CVE-2005-2311 · SA16038

SMS 1.9.2m symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SMS 1.9.2m. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-2311. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SMS 1.9.2m and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

SMS 1.9.2m and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) request1 or (2) request2 temporary files.

The weakness was published 07/19/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2311 since 07/19/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Secunia (SA16038†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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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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Timelineinfo

07/12/2005 🔍
07/19/2005 +7 days 🔍
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07/19/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3522 days 🔍
07/10/2018 +1217 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2311 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2311
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25835
Secunia: 16038 - SMS "mpl.sh" Insecure Temporary File Creation, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/10/2018 08:51
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (41), 07/10/2018 08:51 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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