linuxtrade 3.65 Helper link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in linuxtrade 3.65. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Helper. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-4967. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in linuxtrade 3.65 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Helper. 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:

linuxtrade 3.65 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/bwk, (b) /tmp/zzz, and (c) /tmp/ggg temporary files, related to the (1) linuxtrade.bwkvol, (2) linuxtrade.wn, and (3) moneyam.helper scripts.

The weakness was released 11/06/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4967 since 11/06/2008. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 (44826) and SecurityFocus (BID 30910†). Entries connected to this vulnerability 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.1
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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

08/24/2008 🔍
11/06/2008 +74 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2322 days 🔍
10/14/2018 +1307 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4967 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4967
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44906
X-Force: 44826 - LinuxTrade multiple scripts symlink
SecurityFocus: 30910 - LinuxTrade Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/14/2018 08:31
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (48), 10/14/2018 08:31 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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