Sympa sympa.pl symlink
| sympa-sympa-symlink (44499) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sympa could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack. The sympa.pl script creates temporary files insecurely. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a symbolic link from a temporary file to other files on the system, which would allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system and modify arbitrary files with the privileges of the victim.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.3 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.9 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
Refer to the CVS repository for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- CVS Repository: Sympa.
- Debian Bug report logs - #494969: sympa: Leftover debug code may lead to data loss.
- Sympa Web site: Sympa .
- BID-30727: Sympa 'sympa.pl' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-4476: sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vulnerability.
- MDVSA-2009:263: sympa
- SA31458: Sympa "sympa.pl" Insecure Temporary Files
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Sympa 5.4.3
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- Mandriva Enterprise Server 5
- Mandriva Enterprise Server 5 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0 X86_64
Reported:
Aug 13, 2008
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