Dann Frazier flamethrower 0.1.8 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Dann Frazier flamethrower 0.1.8. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5141. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Dann Frazier flamethrower 0.1.8. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:

flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/multicast.tar.##### temporary file.

The bug was discovered 08/11/2008. The weakness was disclosed 11/18/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5141 since 11/18/2008. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly 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 34995 (Debian DSA-1676-1 : flamethrower - 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 (46717), Tenable (34995), SecurityFocus (BID 32386†), OSVDB (49967†) and Secunia (SA32891†). The entries VDB-45338, VDB-45337, VDB-45096 and VDB-45095 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 34995
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1676-1 : flamethrower - insecure temp file generation
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OpenVAS ID: 61939
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1676-1 (flamethrower (0.1.8-1+etch1))
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45092

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X-Force: 46717
SecurityFocus: 32386 - SystemImager Flamethrower Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32891 - flamethrower Insecure Temporary Files, Not Critical
OSVDB: 49967 - CVE-2008-5141 - Flamethrower - Symlink Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20134 - Flamethrower 0.1.8 Local Symlink Attack Allows Arbitrary File Overwrite, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/21/2019 12:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (77), 08/21/2019 12:33 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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