VDB-45337 · CVE-2008-5378 · BID 30895

Lehrstuhl Fur Mikrobiologie arb 0.0.20071207.1 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lehrstuhl Fur Mikrobiologie arb 0.0.20071207.1. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes link following. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-5378. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Lehrstuhl Fur Mikrobiologie arb 0.0.20071207.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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:

arb-kill in arb 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/arb_pids_*_* temporary file.

The weakness was disclosed 12/08/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5378 since 12/08/2008. 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 vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 30895†). The entries VDB-45338, VDB-45096, VDB-45095 and VDB-45094 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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/28/2008 🔍
12/08/2008 +102 days 🔍
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12/08/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2290 days 🔍
10/21/2018 +1314 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5378 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5378
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45337
SecurityFocus: 30895 - ARB Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/21/2018 16:19
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (44), 10/21/2018 16:19 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:96C:103

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