antiword 0.32/0.35 kantiword.sh link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in antiword 0.32/0.35. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file kantiword.sh. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-3126. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in antiword 0.32/0.35. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file kantiword.sh. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

The (1) kantiword (kantiword.sh) and (2) gantiword (gantiword.sh) scripts in antiword 0.35 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary (a) output and (b) error files.

The bug was discovered 01/17/2006. The weakness was released 12/31/2005 with Debian (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3126 since 10/03/2005. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22811 (Debian DSA-945-1 : antiword - 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 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24194), Tenable (22811), SecurityFocus (BID 16278†), OSVDB (22521†) and Secunia (SA15866†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22811
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-945-1 : antiword - insecure temporary file
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OpenVAS ID: 56189
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 945-1 (antiword)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/31/2005 +89 days 🔍
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01/17/2006 +17 days 🔍
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10/14/2006 +270 days 🔍
01/30/2008 +473 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2598 days 🔍
08/04/2019 +1606 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Organization: Debian
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3126 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3126
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27866
X-Force: 24194
SecurityFocus: 16278 - Antiword Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15866
OSVDB: 22521 - antiword temporary file symlink
Vulnerability Center: 17489 - Antiword Scripts Vulnerabilities Allow Local Users to Overwrite Arbitrary Files, Low
Vupen: ADV-2006-0242

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 08/04/2019 11:37
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (70), 08/04/2019 11:37 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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