Gplhost Dtc-common 0.29.6 Wrapper link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gplhost Dtc-common 0.29.6. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Wrapper. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-4951. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gplhost Dtc-common 0.29.6. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Wrapper. 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:

dtc 0.29.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/awstats.log, (b) /tmp/spam.log.#####, and (c) /tmp/spam_err.log temporary files, related to the (1) accesslog.php and (2) sa-wrapper scripts.

The weakness was released 11/05/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4951 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (46411). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for 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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Timelineinfo

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03/17/2015 +2323 days 🔍
10/13/2018 +1306 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4951 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4951
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44891
X-Force: 46411 - dtc-common accesslog.php and sa-wrapper symlink

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/13/2018 09:01
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (44), 10/13/2018 09:01 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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