Devscripts Devel Team devscripts 2.14.1 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Devscripts Devel Team devscripts 2.14.1. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-1833. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Devscripts Devel Team devscripts 2.14.1. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted .orig.tar file, related to a symlink.

The weakness was shared 02/05/2014 by Jakub Wilk as Bug 1059947 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-1833 since 01/30/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78798 (Fedora 21 : devscripts-2.14.10-1.fc21 (2014-12947)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122919 (Fedora Security Update for devscripts (FEDORA-2014-1294)).

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 (90842), Tenable (78798), SecurityFocus (BID 65260†), OSVDB (102748†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46952†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 78798
Nessus Name: Fedora 21 : devscripts-2.14.10-1.fc21 (2014-12947)
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OpenVAS ID: 867280
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for devscripts FEDORA-2014-13063
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1059947
Researcher: Jakub Wilk
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-1833 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1833
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66324
X-Force: 90842
SecurityFocus: 65260 - Debian devscripts Package 'uupdate' Symlink Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 102748
Vulnerability Center: 46952 - Debian devscripts Package \x27uupdate\x27 2.14.1 Remote Directory Traversal via a Crafted .orig.tar File, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 12/20/2024 03:38
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (61), 06/11/2017 05:17 (10), 02/01/2022 11:31 (3), 12/20/2024 03:38 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:D56:103

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