Glyph And Cog pdftops 1.1.19rc1 pdftops.pl symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Glyph And Cog pdftops 1.1.19rc1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file pdftops.pl. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-6358. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Glyph And Cog pdftops 1.1.19rc1. This issue affects an unknown part of the file pdftops.pl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.

The bug was discovered 12/03/2007. The weakness was presented 12/03/2007 with Gentoo (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6358 since 12/14/2007. 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 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29803 (Debian DSA-1437-1 : cupsys - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.1.19rc1 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 (39103), Tenable (29803), SecurityFocus (BID 26919†), OSVDB (42029†) and Secunia (SA28113†). See VDB-40116 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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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: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 29803
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1437-1 : cupsys - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 60069
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1437-1 (cupsys)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pdftops 1.1.19rc1

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08/01/2019 +1599 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-6358 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6358
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40043

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X-Force: 39103
SecurityFocus: 26919 - pdftops.pl Alternate pdftops Filter for CUPS Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 28113
OSVDB: 42029 - Alternate pdftops Filter for CUPS pdfin.[PID].tmp Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite
Vulnerability Center: 17168 - pdftops Allows Local Users to Overwrite Files via Symlink Attacks, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/01/2019 21:20
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (78), 08/01/2019 21:20 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:818:103

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