VDB-44900 · CVE-2008-4960 · BID 30906

Dov Grobgeld impose+ 0.2 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Dov Grobgeld impose+ 0.2. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-4960. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dov Grobgeld impose+ 0.2. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is 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. CVE summarizes:

impose in impose+ 0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/*-tmp.ps and (2) /tmp/bboxx-* temporary files.

The weakness was published 11/05/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4960 since 11/05/2008. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 30906†). Similar entries are available at VDB-44966, VDB-44935, VDB-44934 and VDB-44933. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Dov Grobgeld

Name

impose+

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/24/2008 🔍
11/05/2008 +73 days 🔍
11/05/2008 +0 days 🔍
11/05/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2323 days 🔍
11/27/2017 +986 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2008-4960 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4960
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44900
SecurityFocus: 30906 - impose+ Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/27/2017 07:54
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (45), 11/27/2017 07:54 (6)
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