Amiga aview 1.3.0 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Amiga aview 1.3.0. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes link following. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-4935. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Amiga aview 1.3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

asciiview in aview 1.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/aview#####.pgm temporary file.

The bug was discovered 08/24/2008. The weakness was published 11/05/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4935 since 11/05/2008. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 73 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35102 (GLSA-200812-14 : aview: Insecure temporary file usage), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44837), Tenable (35102), SecurityFocus (BID 30885†), OSVDB (49603†) and Secunia (SA33139†). Similar entries are available at VDB-44966, VDB-44935, VDB-44934 and VDB-44933. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: 35102
Nessus Name: GLSA-200812-14 : aview: Insecure temporary file usage
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OpenVAS ID: 62963
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200812-14 (aview)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/28/2008 +4 days 🔍
11/05/2008 +69 days 🔍
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12/14/2008 +39 days 🔍
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12/21/2008 +6 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2277 days 🔍
08/22/2019 +1619 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4935 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4935
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44875
X-Force: 44837
SecurityFocus: 30885 - aview 'asciiview' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 33139 - Gentoo update for aview, Not Critical
OSVDB: 49603 - aview - 'asciiview' Insecure Temporary File Creation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20282 - aview 1.3.0 asciiview Local Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/22/2019 12:32
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (77), 08/22/2019 12:32 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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