Manoj Srivastava dist 3.5 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Manoj Srivastava dist 3.5. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-4949. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Manoj Srivastava dist 3.5. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.

The weakness was shared 11/05/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4949 since 11/05/2008. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for 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 (44818) and SecurityFocus (BID 30908†). The entries VDB-44966, VDB-44935, VDB-44934 and VDB-44933 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/24/2008 🔍
11/05/2008 +73 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2323 days 🔍
10/13/2018 +1306 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4949 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4949
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44889
X-Force: 44818 - Debian dist temporary file symlink
SecurityFocus: 30908 - Debian dist Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/13/2018 09:00
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (48), 10/13/2018 09:00 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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