Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent up to 6.4 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent up to 6.4 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to link following. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0525. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent up to 6.4. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) 6.2094 through 6.4102 and other products, allows local users to (1) truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/patchlink.tmp file used by the logtrimmer script, and (2) execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the /tmp/plshutdown file used by the rebootTask script.

The weakness was released 01/31/2008 by Larry W. Cashdollar (Website). The advisory is available at secure-support.novell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0525 since 01/31/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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.

It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39956), SecurityFocus (BID 27458†), Secunia (SA28665†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019272†). 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
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Highly functional

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: secure-support.novell.com
Researcher: Larry W. Cashdollar
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0525 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0525
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40786
X-Force: 39956 - PatchLink Update logtrimmer symlink
SecurityFocus: 27458 - PatchLink Update Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28665 - PatchLink Update Client for Unix Insecure Temporary Files, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1019272 - PatchLink Update Temporary File Symlink Flaw in logtrimmer Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vupen: ADV-2008-0426

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/30/2021 19:38
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (46), 08/28/2015 01:55 (12), 07/30/2021 19:38 (8)
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