Debian mailscanner 4.55.10 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Debian mailscanner 4.55.10. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes link following. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5140. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Debian mailscanner 4.55.10. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/opr.ini.##### or (2) /tmp/lpt*.zip temporary file.

The weakness was released 11/18/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5140 since 11/18/2008. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 4.55.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46725), SecurityFocus (BID 32376†) and Secunia (SA33117†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-45338, VDB-45337, VDB-45269 and VDB-45268. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Debian

Name

• mailscanner

Version

• 4.55.10

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.debian.org/

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Highly functional

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OpenVAS ID: 63073
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu USN-697-1 (imlib2)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: mailscanner 4.55.10

Timelineinfo

08/11/2008 🔍
11/18/2008 +99 days 🔍
11/18/2008 +0 days 🔍
11/18/2008 +0 days 🔍
12/12/2008 +24 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2286 days 🔍
10/14/2018 +1307 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: debian.org

Advisory: lists.debian.org
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2008-5140 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5140
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45091
X-Force: 46725 - MailScanner trend-autoupdate.new symlink
SecurityFocus: 32376 - MailScanner '"trend-autoupdate' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 33117 - MailScanner Multiple Insecure Temporary Files, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/14/2018 08:44
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (58), 10/14/2018 08:44 (6)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:E1D:103

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