OpenOffice 2.4.1 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenOffice 2.4.1. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-4937. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenOffice 2.4.1 (Office Suite Software). This affects an unknown function. 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

senddoc in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/log.obr.##### temporary file.

The bug was discovered 08/24/2008. The weakness was disclosed 11/05/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4937 since 11/05/2008. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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 37049 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : openoffice.org (MDVSA-2009:070)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44829), Tenable (37049), SecurityFocus (BID 30925†), OSVDB (49605†) and Secunia (SA33140†). The entries VDB-44966, VDB-44935, VDB-44934 and VDB-44933 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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: 37049
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : openoffice.org (MDVSA-2009:070)
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OpenVAS ID: 800129
OpenVAS Name: OpenOffice senddoc Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/24/2008 🔍
08/29/2008 +5 days 🔍
11/05/2008 +68 days 🔍
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12/15/2008 +40 days 🔍
12/21/2008 +6 days 🔍
03/10/2009 +79 days 🔍
04/23/2009 +44 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2154 days 🔍
08/22/2019 +1619 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4937 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4937
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44877

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X-Force: 44829
SecurityFocus: 30925 - OpenOffice 'senddoc' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 33140 - Gentoo update for openoffice and openoffice-bin, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 49605 - CVE-2008-4937 - OpenOffice.org - File Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20277 - OpenOffice.org 2.4.1 Local File Overwrite via a Symlink Attack, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/22/2019 12:07
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (78), 08/22/2019 12:07 (5)
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