LXDE Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment 0.1.9 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LXDE Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment 0.1.9 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-3791. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LXDE Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment 0.1.9 (Windowing System Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. 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:

src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rot.jpg temporary file.

The weakness was published 09/03/2008 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-3791 since 08/26/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/26/2008 🔍
09/03/2008 +8 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2386 days 🔍
11/30/2017 +989 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3791 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43880

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/30/2017 13:52
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (45), 11/30/2017 13:52 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:813:103

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