Redhat Nagios XI 3.4.4 Core nagios.upgrade_to_v3.sh link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Redhat Nagios XI 3.4.4. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file nagios.upgrade_to_v3.sh of the component Core. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-2029. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Redhat Nagios XI 3.4.4 (Log Management Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file nagios.upgrade_to_v3.sh of the component Core. 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. CVE summarizes:

nagios.upgrade_to_v3.sh, as distributed by Red Hat and possibly others for Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary nagioscfg file with a predictable name in /tmp/.

The weakness was presented 04/30/2013 as not defined mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. The public release happened without coordination with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-2029 since 02/19/2013. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70231 (Amazon Linux AMI : nagios (ALAS-2013-227)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350517 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for nagios: ALAS-2013-227).

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 (83934), Tenable (70231), SecurityFocus (BID 59596†), OSVDB (92929†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42034†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 70231
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : nagios (ALAS-2013-227)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-2029 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2029
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8588
X-Force: 83934
SecurityFocus: 59596
OSVDB: 92929
Vulnerability Center: 42034 - Nagios Core Local Symlink Attack due to Insecure Temporary File usage in nagios.upgrade_to_v3.sh, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108

Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2013 16:44
Updated: 12/27/2024 13:11
Changes: 05/06/2013 16:44 (45), 05/14/2017 09:05 (23), 05/10/2021 13:48 (3), 12/27/2024 13:11 (16)
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