claws mail tools sylprint.pl link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in claws mail tools. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file sylprint.pl. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-6208. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in claws mail tools (Mail Client Software) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file sylprint.pl. 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 confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sylprint.[USER].[PID] temporary file.

The bug was discovered 11/03/2007. The weakness was released 12/03/2007 by Nico Golde with Debian (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at osvdb.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6208 since 12/03/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 30 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29907 (GLSA-200801-03 : Claws Mail: 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 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38813), Tenable (29907), SecurityFocus (BID 26676†), OSVDB (42478†) and Secunia (SA27897†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

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: 29907
Nessus Name: GLSA-200801-03 : Claws Mail: Insecure temporary file creation
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OpenVAS ID: 60228
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: claws-mail
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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03/16/2015 +2618 days 🔍
08/03/2019 +1601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Researcher: Nico Golde
Organization: Debian
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-6208 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39911
X-Force: 38813
SecurityFocus: 26676 - Claws Mail Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 27897
OSVDB: 42478 - Claws Mail sylprint.pl sylprint.[USER].[PID] Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite
Vulnerability Center: 17346 - Claws Mail Sylprint.pl Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Overwrite Arbitrary Files, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/03/2019 14:52
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (71), 08/03/2019 14:52 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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