Freedesktop scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 Mapping tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.#### link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Freedesktop scratchbox2 1.99.0.24. Affected is an unknown function of the component Mapping. This manipulation of the argument tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.#### causes link following. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-4984. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Freedesktop scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Mapping. The manipulation of the argument tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.#### 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. The summary by CVE is:

scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, and (c) /tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.##### temporary files, related to the (1) dpkg-checkbuilddeps and (2) sb2-check-pkg-mappings scripts.

The weakness was presented 11/06/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4984 since 11/06/2008. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44907) and SecurityFocus (BID 30969†). See VDB-44966, VDB-44935, VDB-44934 and VDB-44933 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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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: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4984 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4984
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44923
X-Force: 44907 - Debian scratchbox2 sb2-check-pkg-mappings symlink
SecurityFocus: 30969 - Debian scratchbox2 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/14/2018 08:35
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (50), 10/14/2018 08:35 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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