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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Remi Vanicat realtimebattle 1.0.8. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to link following. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-4981. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Remi Vanicat realtimebattle 1.0.8. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. 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:
perl.robot in realtimebattle 1.0.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl.robot.log temporary file.
The weakness was published 11/06/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4981 since 11/06/2008. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
It is declared as highly functional.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44882) and SecurityFocus (BID 30967†). Similar entries are available at VDB-44966, VDB-44935, VDB-44934 and VDB-44933. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0
VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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Exploiting
Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/24/2008 🔍11/06/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 🔍
10/14/2018 🔍
Sources
Advisory: bugs.gentoo.orgStatus: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4981 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4981
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44920
X-Force: 44882 - realtimebattle-commom perl.robot symlink
SecurityFocus: 30967 - Debian realtimebattle-common Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 10/14/2018 08:34
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (48), 10/14/2018 08:34 (6)
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