policyd-weight 0.1.14 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in policyd-weight 0.1.14. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-1569. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in policyd-weight 0.1.14. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 and earlier allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files that are used when creating a socket.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2008. The weakness was disclosed 03/27/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1569 since 03/31/2008. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31687 (Debian DSA-1531-2 : policyd-weight - insecure temporary files), 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 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41565), Tenable (31687), SecurityFocus (BID 28480†), OSVDB (43888†) and Secunia (SA29553†). The entry VDB-41773 is pretty similar. 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: 31687
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1531-2 : policyd-weight - insecure temporary files
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OpenVAS ID: 60652
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1531-1 (policyd-weight)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-1569 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1569
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41772

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X-Force: 41565
SecurityFocus: 28480 - policyd-weight Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 29553
OSVDB: 43888 - policyd-weight for Postfix Socket Handling Unspecified Arbitrary File Manipulation
Vulnerability Center: 18071 - policyd-weight < 0.1.14 beta-16 Local Symlink Attack, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/07/2019 22:31
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (71), 08/07/2019 22:31 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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