Tivano cdrw-taper 0.4 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Tivano cdrw-taper 0.4. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-4945. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Tivano cdrw-taper 0.4. This issue affects an 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:

amlabel-cdrw in cdrw-taper 0.4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack involving a /tmp/amlabel-cdrw.##### temporary directory.

The weakness was published 11/05/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4945 since 11/05/2008. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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 (44842), SecurityFocus (BID 30890†) and Secunia (SA32627†). Similar entries are available at VDB-44966, VDB-44935, VDB-44934 and VDB-44933. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Tivano

Name

cdrw-taper

Version

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

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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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

08/28/2008 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4945 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44885
X-Force: 44842 - Amanda CDRW-Taper amlabel-cdrw symlink
SecurityFocus: 30890
Secunia: 32627 - CDRW-Taper "amlabel-cdrw" Insecure Temporary Files, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/13/2018 08:59
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (50), 10/13/2018 08:59 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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