Rogers Software Source Mgdiff Patch Viewer 1.0 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Rogers Software Source Mgdiff Patch Viewer 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-3331. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rogers Software Source Mgdiff Patch Viewer 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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:

viewpatch in mgdiff 1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The weakness was presented 10/27/2005 by Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3331 since 10/27/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as highly functional.

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 databases at X-Force (22846), SecurityFocus (BID 15180†) and Secunia (SA17299†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

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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: Highly functional

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/20/2005 🔍
10/24/2005 +4 days 🔍
10/27/2005 +3 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3422 days 🔍
07/28/2017 +870 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-3331 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3331
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26693
X-Force: 22846 - mgdiff Path Viewer viewpatch symlink
SecurityFocus: 15180 - MGDiff Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 17299 - mgdiff Patch Viewer Insecure Temporary File Creation, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/28/2017 10:33
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (57), 07/28/2017 10:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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