gnucash 2.0.4 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in gnucash 2.0.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component gnucash. This manipulation causes symlink. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-0007. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in gnucash 2.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component gnucash. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

gnucash 2.0.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) gnucash.trace, (2) qof.trace, and (3) qof.trace.[PID] temporary files.

The bug was discovered 02/19/2007. The weakness was presented 02/19/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-0007 since 12/19/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24688 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gnucash (MDKSA-2007:046)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32558), Tenable (24688), SecurityFocus (BID 22610†), OSVDB (33224†) and Secunia (SA24225†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / 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: 24688
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gnucash (MDKSA-2007:046)
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OpenVAS ID: 861484
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-0007 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0007
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35083
X-Force: 32558
SecurityFocus: 22610 - GNUCash Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 24225 - GnuCash Insecure Temporary Files, Less Critical
OSVDB: 33224 - GNUCash - Insecure Temporary File Creation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14401 - gnucash Symlink Attack on Temporary Files, Low
Vupen: ADV-2007-0653

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/15/2019 14:03
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (76), 07/15/2019 14:03 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:743:103

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