sympa 5.3.4 sympa.pl dead tmp/sympa_aliases.$ link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in sympa 5.3.4 and classified as problematic. This impacts the function dead of the file sympa.pl. This manipulation of the argument tmp/sympa_aliases.$ causes link following. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-4476. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in sympa 5.3.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dead of the file sympa.pl. The manipulation of the argument tmp/sympa_aliases.$ 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.

The weakness was presented 10/07/2008 by Olivier (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4476. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42091 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : sympa (MDVSA-2009:263)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44499), Tenable (42091), SecurityFocus (BID 30727†), Secunia (SA31458†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23778†). See VDB-44966, VDB-44935, VDB-44934 and VDB-44933 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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sympa

Version

5.3.4

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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: 42091
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : sympa (MDVSA-2009:263)
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OpenVAS ID: 66019
OpenVAS Name: Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:263 (sympa)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Researcher: Olivier
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4476 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4476
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44383
X-Force: 44499
SecurityFocus: 30727 - Sympa 'sympa.pl' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 31458
Vulnerability Center: 23778 - Sympa 5.3.4 Sympa.pl Local Arbitrary Files Overwrite Vulnerability, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 03/30/2025 03:34
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (61), 02/15/2017 14:05 (8), 08/02/2021 11:20 (4), 08/02/2021 11:28 (1), 03/30/2025 03:34 (15)
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