Shlomi Fish Config-inifiles 2.70 ini Config::IniFiles symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Shlomi Fish Config-inifiles 2.70. The affected element is the function Config::IniFiles of the file ini. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-2451. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Shlomi Fish Config-inifiles 2.70 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function Config::IniFiles of the file ini. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Config::IniFiles module before 2.71 for Perl creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: it has been reported that this might only be exploitable by writing in the same directory as the .ini file. If this is the case, then this issue might not cross privilege boundaries.

The weakness was presented 06/27/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at bitbucket.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2451 since 05/02/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59271 (Fedora 17 : perl-Config-IniFiles-2.72-1.fc17 (2012-7763)), 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 2.70 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75328), Tenable (59271), SecurityFocus (BID 53361†), OSVDB (81671†) and Secunia (SA48990†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 59271
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : perl-Config-IniFiles-2.72-1.fc17 (2012-7763)
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OpenVAS ID: 71383
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: p5-Config-IniFiles
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Config-inifiles 2.70

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05/03/2012 +1 days 🔍
05/29/2012 +26 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +987 days 🔍
12/05/2021 +2449 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-1543-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2451 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2451
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61133

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X-Force: 75328
SecurityFocus: 53361 - Perl Config::IniFiles Module Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 48990 - Perl Config::IniFiles Module Insecure Temporary File Security Issue, Not Critical
OSVDB: 81671
Vulnerability Center: 35492 - Perl Config::IniFiles Module Before 2.71 Allows Local Arbitrary Files Overwrite via a Symlink Attack, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/05/2021 12:23
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 04/14/2017 13:58 (13), 12/05/2021 12:15 (3), 12/05/2021 12:23 (1)
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