Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-0666 | First vendor Publication | 2008-02-11 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2008-09-05 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 3.6 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 4.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Website META Language (WML) 2.0.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) the /tmp/pe.tmp.$$ temporary file used by wml_contrib/wmg.cgi and (2) temporary files used by wml_backend/p3_eperl/eperl_sys.c. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0666 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-59 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20163 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20163 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1492-1 wml | ||
| Description: | Frank Lichtenheld and Nico Golde discovered that WML, an off-line HTML generation toolkit, creates insecure temporary files in the eperl and ipp backends and in the wmg.cgi script, which could lead to a local denial of service by overwriting files. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1492-1 CVE-2008-0665 CVE-2008-0666 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | wml |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7892 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7892 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1492 wml -- insecure temporary files | ||
| Description: | Frank Lichtenheld and Nico Golde discovered that WML, an off-line HTML generation toolkit, creates insecure temporary files in the eperl and ipp backends and in the wmg.cgi script, which could lead to a local denial of service by overwriting files. The old stable distribution (sarge) is not affected. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1492 CVE-2008-0665 CVE-2008-0666 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | wml |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for wml MDVSA-2008:076 (wml) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_076.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200803-23 (wml) File : nvt/glsa_200803_23.nasl |
| 2008-02-15 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1492-1 (wml) File : nvt/deb_1492_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 42887 | Website META Language (WML) wml_backend/p3_eperl/eperl_sys.c Temp Files Symli... |
| 42886 | Website META Language (WML) wml_contrib/wmg.cgi /tmp/pe.tmp.$$ Symlink Arbitr... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-076.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-03-17 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200803-23.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-02-11 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1492.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2021-05-04 12:07:05 |
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| 2021-04-22 01:07:32 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:21:14 |
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| 2016-04-26 17:06:12 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:43:43 |
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| 2013-05-11 00:08:55 |
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