OpenFabrics ibutils 1.5.7 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenFabrics ibutils 1.5.7. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-2561. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenFabrics ibutils 1.5.7. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenFabrics ibutils 1.5.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) ibdiagnet.db, (2) ibdiagnet.fdbs, (3) ibdiagnet_ibis.log, (4) ibdiagnet.log, (5) ibdiagnet.lst, (6) ibdiagnet.mcfdbs, (7) ibdiagnet.pkey, (8) ibdiagnet.psl, (9) ibdiagnet.slvl, or (10) ibdiagnet.sm in /tmp/.

The weakness was disclosed 11/23/2013 by Larry W. Cashdollar as Bug 927430 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-2561 since 03/13/2013. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68874 (SuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : ibutils (SAT Patch Numbers 8029 / 8030)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156728 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for RDMA stack (ELSA-2013-1661)).

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 databases at X-Force (82621), Tenable (68874), SecurityFocus (BID 58335†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40694†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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: 68874
Nessus Name: SuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : ibutils (SAT Patch Numbers 8029 / 8030)
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OpenVAS ID: 871080
OpenVAS Name: RedHat Update for RDMA stack RHSA-2013:1661-02
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 927430
Researcher: Larry W. Cashdollar
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-2561 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2561
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65562

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X-Force: 82621
SecurityFocus: 58335 - OpenFabrics ibutils Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 40694 - Ibutils 1.5.7 Local Symlink Attack Vulnerability due to Insecure Handling on Files in /tmp Directory, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/10/2022 22:34
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (67), 05/06/2017 19:37 (6), 01/10/2022 22:34 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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