apertium 3.0.7 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in apertium 3.0.7. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4939. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in apertium 3.0.7 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

apertium 3.0.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/#####.lex.cc, (b) /tmp/#####.deformat.l, (c) /tmp/#####.reformat.l, (d) /tmp/#####docxorig, (e) /tmp/#####docxsalida.zip, (f) /tmp/#####xlsxembed, (g) /tmp/#####xlsxorig, and (h) /tmp/#####xslxsalida.zip temporary files, related to the (1) apertium-gen-deformat, (2) apertium-gen-reformat, and (3) apertium scripts.

The weakness was shared 11/05/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4939 since 11/05/2008. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as highly functional.

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 (44854) and SecurityFocus (BID 30896†). The entries VDB-44966, VDB-44935, VDB-44934 and VDB-44933 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

apertium

Version

3.0.7

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Highly functional

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4939 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4939
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44879
X-Force: 44854 - Apertium multiple symlink
SecurityFocus: 30896

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/13/2018 08:58
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (46), 10/13/2018 08:58 (6)
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