Selinux setroubleshoot 2.0.5 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Selinux setroubleshoot 2.0.5. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-5495. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Selinux setroubleshoot 2.0.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

sealert in setroubleshoot 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sealert.log temporary file.

The bug was discovered 05/20/2008. The weakness was released 05/23/2008 with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5495 since 10/17/2007. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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 32419 (RHEL 5 : setroubleshoot (RHSA-2008:0061)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42591), Tenable (32419), SecurityFocus (BID 29320†), OSVDB (45671†) and Secunia (SA30339†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-42507. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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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: 32419
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : setroubleshoot (RHSA-2008:0061)
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OpenVAS ID: 870012
OpenVAS Name: Rhino Software Serv-U SITE SET Command Denial Of Service vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/17/2007 🔍
05/20/2008 +216 days 🔍
05/21/2008 +1 days 🔍
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05/22/2008 +1 days 🔍
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05/26/2008 +3 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2485 days 🔍
08/10/2019 +1608 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5495 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5495
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42506

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X-Force: 42591
SecurityFocus: 29320 - SETroubleShoot sealert Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 30339
OSVDB: 45671 - SETroubleShoot - sealert Insecure Temporary File Creation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020077
Vulnerability Center: 18472 - SELinux SETroubleShoot Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Overwrite Files and Disclose Information, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/10/2019 17:31
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (71), 08/10/2019 17:31 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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