John Horne rkhunter 1.3.2 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in John Horne rkhunter 1.3.2. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-4982. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in John Horne rkhunter 1.3.2. This issue affects 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. The summary by CVE is:

rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.

The weakness was released 11/06/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4982 since 11/06/2008. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (46511). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

John Horne

Name

rkhunter

Version

1.3.2

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/06/2008 🔍
11/06/2008 +0 days 🔍
11/06/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2322 days 🔍
10/14/2018 +1307 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4982 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4982
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44921
X-Force: 46511 - rkhunter rkhunter-debug symlink

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/14/2018 08:35
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (43), 10/14/2018 08:35 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.