Red Hat Fedora 9 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Fedora 9. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-3524. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Fedora 9. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

rc.sysinit in initscripts before 8.76.3-1 on Fedora 9 and other Linux platforms allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file or directory under (1) /var/lock or (2) /var/run.

The bug was discovered 08/11/2008. The weakness was disclosed 09/29/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3524 since 08/07/2008. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 44 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34279 (Fedora 9 : initscripts-8.76.3-1 (2008-7667)), 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 to version 9 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 (45402), Tenable (34279), SecurityFocus (BID 31385†), OSVDB (48605†) and Secunia (SA32037†). The entry VDB-45060 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 34279
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : initscripts-8.76.3-1 (2008-7667)
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OpenVAS ID: 860949
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Fedora 9

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03/17/2015 +2353 days 🔍
08/17/2019 +1614 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: redhat.com
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CVE: CVE-2008-3524 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3524
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44232
X-Force: 45402
SecurityFocus: 31385 - initscripts Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
Secunia: 32037
OSVDB: 48605 - CVE-2008-3524 - Redhat - initscripts - File Deletion Issue
Vulnerability Center: 19650 - Fedora Initscripts Symlink Attack Allows Local Attackers to Delete Arbitrary Files, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/17/2019 21:26
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/17/2019 21:26 (7)
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