Ebuild IndeX up to 0.5.0 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Ebuild IndeX up to 0.5.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in symlink. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3785. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ebuild IndeX up to 0.5.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block. 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:

Second-order symlink vulnerability in eix-sync.in in Ebuild IndeX (eix) before 0.5.0_pre2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the exi.X.sync temporary file, which is processed by the diff-eix program.

The bug was discovered 11/22/2005. The weakness was published 11/23/2005 by Eric Romang (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-3785 since 11/23/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20263 (GLSA-200511-19 : eix: Insecure temporary file creation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.5.0_pre2 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 Tenable (20263), SecurityFocus (BID 15541†), OSVDB (21045†), Secunia (SA17699†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9947†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20263
Nessus Name: GLSA-200511-19 : eix: Insecure temporary file creation
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OpenVAS ID: 55915
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200511-19 (eix)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IndeX 0.5.0_pre2

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06/12/2019 +1554 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2005-3785 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27060
SecurityFocus: 15541 - EIX Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 17699 - Gentoo eix Insecure Temporary File Creation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 21045 - EIX - Insecure Temporary File Creation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9947 - eix Temporary File Obvious Name Allows File Overwriting, Low
Vupen: ADV-2005-2539

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/12/2019 15:02
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (75), 06/12/2019 15:02 (4)
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