VDB-58091 · CVE-2011-2185 · Nessus 55560

Fabfile Fabric up to 1.0.2 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fabfile Fabric up to 1.0.2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2011-2185. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fabfile Fabric up to 1.0.2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects 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. The summary by CVE is:

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

The weakness was released 07/26/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at code.fabfile.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-2185. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55560 (Fedora 14 : fabric-0.9.7-1.fc14 (2011-8964)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 0.9.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (55560) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32294†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Fabfile

Name

Fabric

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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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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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 55560
Nessus Name: Fedora 14 : fabric-0.9.7-1.fc14 (2011-8964)
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OpenVAS ID: 863353
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for fabric FEDORA-2011-8964
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Fabric 0.9.7

Timelineinfo

05/31/2011 🔍
06/03/2011 +3 days 🔍
07/12/2011 +39 days 🔍
07/19/2011 +7 days 🔍
07/26/2011 +7 days 🔍
07/26/2011 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1336 days 🔍
11/15/2021 +2429 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: code.fabfile.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58091
SecurityFocus: 48103
Vulnerability Center: 32294 - Fabric Insecure Use of Temporary Files Allows Local Symlink Attack, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/15/2021 14:28
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (56), 03/27/2017 16:43 (6), 11/15/2021 14:28 (6)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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