SATAN rex.satan file symlink attack
| satan-rexsatan-symlink (7167) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
SATAN (Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks) could allow attacker to launch a symlink attack, caused by a vulnerability in the bin/rex.satan file. An attacker could create a symbolic link to files in the /tmp directory to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri, 26 Jun 1998 09:24:17 +0200: vulnerability in satan, cops & tiger.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat, 27 Jun 1998 00:01:20 -0400: Re: vulnerability in satan, cops & tiger.
- CIAC Network Monitoring Tools: Gabriel.
- CIAC Network Monitoring Tools: Courtney.
- SATAN Web site: SATAN.
- CVE-1999-1037: rex.satan in SATAN 1.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rex.$$ file.
- OSVDB ID: 3147: SATAN Temporary File Race Condition and Symlink
Platforms Affected:
- Wietse Venema and Dan Farmer SATAN 1.1.1
Reported:
Jun 26, 1998
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