Linux Foundation xen 3.0.3 0 1/3.0.3 0 3 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Linux Foundation xen 3.0.3 0 1/3.0.3 0 3. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-3919. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Foundation xen 3.0.3 0 1/3.0.3 0 3 (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. 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, and availability. CVE summarizes:

(1) xenbaked and (2) xenmon.py in Xen 3.1 and earlier allow local users to truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/xenq-shm.

The weakness was shared 10/28/2007 by Steve Kemp with Debian (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-3919 since 07/20/2007. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67671 (Oracle Linux 5 : xen (ELSA-2008-0194)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117309 (CentOS Security Update for xen (CESA-2008:0194)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37403), Tenable (67671), SecurityFocus (BID 26190†), OSVDB (41342†) and Secunia (SA27389†). The entries VDB-39488, VDB-41301, VDB-42377 and VDB-42376 are related to this item. 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
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67671
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : xen (ELSA-2008-0194)
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OpenVAS ID: 58694
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1395-1 (xen-utils)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linuxfoundation.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Steve Kemp
Organization: Debian
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-3919 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3919
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39434

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X-Force: 37403
SecurityFocus: 26190 - Xen 'xenmon.py' and 'xenbaked' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 27389
OSVDB: 41342 - Xen xenbaked /tmp/xenq-shm Symlink Arbitrary File Truncation
SecurityTracker: 1018859
Vulnerability Center: 16669 - Xen 3.0 Temporary File with Insecure Permissions Allows Local Symlink Attack, Low
Vupen: ADV-2007-3621

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/29/2019 09:59
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (86), 07/29/2019 09:59 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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