vobcopy 0.5.14 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in vobcopy 0.5.14. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-5718. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in vobcopy 0.5.14. 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. CVE summarizes:

vobcopy 0.5.14 allows local users to append data to an arbitrary file, or create an arbitrary new file, via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/vobcopy.bla or (2) /tmp/vobcopy_0.5.14.log temporary file.

The bug was discovered 10/27/2007. The weakness was released 10/27/2007 by Joey Hess (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5718 since 10/30/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31386 (GLSA-200803-11 : Vobcopy: 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 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38172), Tenable (31386), SecurityFocus (BID 26233†), OSVDB (41997†) and Secunia (SA27420†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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: 31386
Nessus Name: GLSA-200803-11 : Vobcopy: Insecure temporary file creation
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OpenVAS ID: 60514
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200803-11 (vobcopy)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/27/2007 🔍
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10/29/2007 +1 days 🔍
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03/05/2008 +127 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2562 days 🔍
08/06/2019 +1604 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Joey Hess
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-5718 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5718
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39476
X-Force: 38172
SecurityFocus: 26233 - vobcopy vobcopy.bla Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 27420
OSVDB: 41997 - vobcopy Multiple File Symlink Arbitrary File Manipulation
Vulnerability Center: 17829 - Vobcopy Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Create New Files Via Symlink Attack, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 08/06/2019 16:44
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (73), 08/06/2019 16:44 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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