policyd-weight 0.1.14 Beta-14 create_lockpath race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in policyd-weight 0.1.14 Beta-14. The affected element is the function create_lockpath. This manipulation causes race condition. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-1570. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in policyd-weight 0.1.14 Beta-14 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function create_lockpath. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in the create_lockpath function in policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files by creating the LOCKPATH directory, then modifying it after the symbolic link check occurs. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-1569.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2008. The weakness was presented 03/27/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1570 since 03/31/2008. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is 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 Tenable (31687), OSVDB (43888†), Secunia (SA29738†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-18072†). See VDB-41772 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 31687
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1531-2 : policyd-weight - insecure temporary files
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-1570 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1570
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41773

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X-Force: 41570
Secunia: 29738
OSVDB: 43888 - policyd-weight for Postfix Socket Handling Unspecified Arbitrary File Manipulation
Vulnerability Center: 18072 - policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 Local Symlink Attack, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 07/31/2021 13:34
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (62), 08/08/2019 06:42 (6), 07/31/2021 13:34 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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