Debian myspell 3.1 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Debian myspell 3.1. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4973. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Debian myspell 3.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. 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:

i2myspell in myspell 3.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/i2my#####.1 and (2) /tmp/i2my#####.2 temporary files.

The weakness was disclosed 11/06/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4973 since 11/06/2008. 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.

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 (44830) and SecurityFocus (BID 30929†). The entries VDB-44966, VDB-44935, VDB-44934 and VDB-44933 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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

08/29/2008 🔍
11/06/2008 +69 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2322 days 🔍
10/14/2018 +1307 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: debian.org

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4973 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4973
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44912
X-Force: 44830 - MySpell i2myspell symlink
SecurityFocus: 30929 - MySpell Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/14/2018 08:32
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (48), 10/14/2018 08:32 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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