Jonas Smedegaard sdm-terminal 0.4.0b Terminal link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Jonas Smedegaard sdm-terminal 0.4.0b. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Terminal. This manipulation causes link following. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5372. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jonas Smedegaard sdm-terminal 0.4.0b. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Terminal. 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:

sdm-login in sdm-terminal 0.4.0b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sdm.autologin.once temporary file.

The weakness was released 12/08/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5372 since 12/08/2008. 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.

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

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-46955, VDB-45329, VDB-45328 and VDB-45326. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for 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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12/08/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2290 days 🔍
10/21/2018 +1314 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5372 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5372
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45331
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/21/2018 10:09
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (41), 10/21/2018 10:09 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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