Javier Fernandez jailer 0.4 Jail link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Javier Fernandez jailer 0.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Jail. The manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5139. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Javier Fernandez jailer 0.4. Affected is an unknown part of the component Jail. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

updatejail in jailer 0.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/#####.updatejail temporary file.

The bug was discovered 08/11/2008. The weakness was published 11/18/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at lists.debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5139 since 11/18/2008. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 99 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34975 (Debian DSA-1674-1 : jailer - insecure temp file generation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46719), Tenable (34975), SecurityFocus (BID 32413†), OSVDB (49965†) and Secunia (SA32943†). Similar entries are available at VDB-45338, VDB-45337, VDB-45096 and VDB-45095. 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: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 34975
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1674-1 : jailer - insecure temp file generation
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OpenVAS ID: 61937
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1674-1 (jailer)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/17/2015 +2291 days 🔍
08/21/2019 +1618 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5139 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5139
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45090

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X-Force: 46719
SecurityFocus: 32413 - jailer 'updatejail' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 32943 - jailer "updatejail" Insecure Temporary Files, Not Critical
OSVDB: 49965 - jailer - 'updatejail' Insecure Temporary File Creation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20135 - Jailer 0.4 Updatejail Local Symlink Attack Allows Arbitrary File Overwrite, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/21/2019 12:41
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (78), 08/21/2019 12:41 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:08C:103

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