VDB-44322 · CVE-2008-4407 · OSVDB 48900

Debian xsabre 0.2.4b /tmp/sabre.log denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Debian xsabre 0.2.4b. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /tmp/sabre.log. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-4407. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Debian xsabre 0.2.4b. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the file /tmp/sabre.log. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

XRunSabre in sabre (aka xsabre) 0.2.4b relies on the ability to create /tmp/sabre.log, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (application unavailability) by creating a /tmp/sabre.log file that cannot be overwritten.

The weakness was disclosed 07/20/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4407 since 10/03/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

By approaching the search of inurl:tmp/sabre.log it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (48900†). The entry VDB-44321 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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07/20/2007 🔍
10/03/2008 +441 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2350 days 🔍
09/15/2017 +913 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: debian.org

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4407 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4407
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44322
OSVDB: 48900 - XRunSabre (xsabre) in sabre /tmp/sabre.log Local Overwrite DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 09/15/2017 12:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (52), 09/15/2017 12:14 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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