Novell openSUSE 10.2/10.3 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Novell openSUSE 10.2/10.3. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to link following. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-5200. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Novell openSUSE 10.2/10.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

hugin, as used on various operating systems including SUSE openSUSE 10.2 and 10.3, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the hugin_debug_optim_results.txt temporary file.

The bug was discovered 10/12/2007. The weakness was published 10/16/2007 by LINUX (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5200 since 10/04/2007. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28154 (Fedora 7 : hugin-0.6.1-11.fc7 (2007-2989)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37207), Tenable (28154), SecurityFocus (BID 26730†), OSVDB (42224†) and Secunia (SA27229†). Similar entry is available at VDB-39248. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
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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: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 28154
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : hugin-0.6.1-11.fc7 (2007-2989)
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OpenVAS ID: 861139
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/04/2007 🔍
10/12/2007 +8 days 🔍
10/14/2007 +2 days 🔍
10/14/2007 +0 days 🔍
10/15/2007 +1 days 🔍
10/16/2007 +0 days 🔍
10/22/2007 +6 days 🔍
11/09/2007 +18 days 🔍
11/12/2007 +3 days 🔍
11/16/2007 +4 days 🔍
12/05/2007 +18 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2658 days 🔍
07/28/2019 +1595 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: LINUX
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5200 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5200
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39250
X-Force: 37207
SecurityFocus: 26730 - hugin Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 27229
OSVDB: 42224 - Hugin hugin_debug_optim_results.txt Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite
Vulnerability Center: 16611 - OpenSUSE Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Overwrite Files, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/28/2019 23:05
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (80), 07/28/2019 23:05 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:D41:103

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