Emacspeak 26.0/28.0 extract-table.pl link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Emacspeak 26.0/28.0. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file extract-table.pl. This manipulation causes link following. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4191. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Emacspeak 26.0/28.0 (Word Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file extract-table.pl. 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

extract-table.pl in Emacspeak 26 and 28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the extract-table.csv temporary file.

The bug was discovered 08/24/2008. The weakness was released 09/24/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4191 since 09/23/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 31 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34313 (Fedora 9 : emacspeak-28.0-3.fc9 (2008-8379)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45237), Tenable (34313), SecurityFocus (BID 31241†), OSVDB (48267†) and Secunia (SA31880†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.7
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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: 34313
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : emacspeak-28.0-3.fc9 (2008-8379)
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OpenVAS ID: 860373
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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03/17/2015 +2354 days 🔍
08/17/2019 +1614 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4191 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44161
X-Force: 45237
SecurityFocus: 31241 - Emacspeak 'extract-table.pl' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 31880
OSVDB: 48267 - Emacspeak - 'extract-table.pl' Insecure Temporary File Creation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 19639 - Emacspeak extract-table.pl Vulnerability Allows Local Overwriting of Files via a Symlink Attack, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/17/2019 20:25
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/17/2019 20:25 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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