Debian dpkg-cross 2.3.0 link following ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Debian dpkg-cross 2.3.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to link following. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-4950. No exploit is available. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Debian dpkg-cross 2.3.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

** DISPUTED ** gccross in dpkg-cross 2.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmp/gccross2.log temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "There is no sense in this bug - the script ... is called under specific cross-building environments within a chroot."

The weakness was published 11/05/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4950 since 11/05/2008. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at VDB-44966, VDB-44935, VDB-44934 and VDB-44933. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: debian.org

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4950 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4950
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44890
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/07/2024 13:28
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (41), 10/13/2018 09:00 (6), 08/07/2024 13:28 (17)
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