debian localepurge 0.7.3.1 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in debian localepurge 0.7.3.1. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-1638. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in debian localepurge 0.7.3.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

(1) debian/postrm and (2) debian/localepurge.config in localepurge before 0.7.3.2 use tempfile to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the new filename.

The weakness was disclosed 01/27/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1638 since 01/22/2014. 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.

Upgrading to version 0.7.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90669), SecurityFocus (BID 65098†) and OSVDB (102379†). The entries VDB-66229 and VDB-66228 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: localepurge 0.7.3.1

Timelineinfo

01/22/2014 🔍
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01/27/2014 +5 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +421 days 🔍
03/06/2019 +1443 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: debian.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-1638 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66227
X-Force: 90669
SecurityFocus: 65098 - syncevolution '/src/syncevo/installcheck-local.sh' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 102379

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 03/06/2019 15:42
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (50), 03/06/2019 15:42 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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