Erl Wustl ctn 3.0.6 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Erl Wustl ctn 3.0.6 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes link following. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-5146. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Erl Wustl ctn 3.0.6. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. 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:

add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file.

The weakness was disclosed 11/18/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at uvw.ru. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5146 since 11/18/2008. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-45335, VDB-45332 and VDB-45102 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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11/18/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2310 days 🔍
10/14/2018 +1307 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: uvw.ru
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5146 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5146
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45097
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/14/2018 08:46
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (40), 10/14/2018 08:46 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:CA5:103

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