Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2008-3699 First vendor Publication 2008-08-14
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-08-08

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
 
Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 3.3 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 4.9 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 3.4 Authentication None Required
Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores

Detail

The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp in Amarok before 1.4.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the album_info.xml temporary file.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3699

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:17711
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17711
Title: USN-657-1 -- amarok vulnerability
Description: Dwayne Litzenberger discovered that Amarok created temporary files in an insecure way.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-657-1
CVE-2008-3699
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntu 8.04
 Product(s): amarok
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for amarok MDVSA-2008:172 (amarok)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_172.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for amarok vulnerability USN-657-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_657_1.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for amarok FEDORA-2008-7719
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_7719_amarok_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for amarok FEDORA-2008-7739
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_7739_amarok_fc9.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200809-08 (amarok)
File : nvt/glsa_200809_08.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2008-241-01 amarok
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2008_241_01.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
47455 Amarok magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadCo...

Amarok contains a flaw that may allow a malicious local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. The issue is due to the MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete() creating temporary files insecurely. It is possible for a user to use a symlink style attack to manipulate arbitrary files, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-172.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-657-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-10 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-7719.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-10 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-7739.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-09 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200809-08.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-08-30 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2008-241-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30662
CONFIRM http://amarok.kde.org/en/releases/1/4/10
http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=846626
FEDORA https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg000...
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg000...
GENTOO http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-08.xml
MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:172
MISC http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494765
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/31418
http://secunia.com/advisories/31663
http://secunia.com/advisories/31839
http://secunia.com/advisories/32357
SLACKWARE http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&...
UBUNTU http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-657-1
VUPEN http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2338
XF https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44399

Alert History

If you want to see full details history, please login or register.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Date Informations
2021-05-04 12:07:56
  • Multiple Updates
2021-04-22 01:08:17
  • Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 00:22:08
  • Multiple Updates
2017-08-08 09:24:19
  • Multiple Updates
2016-04-26 17:44:57
  • Multiple Updates
2014-02-17 10:46:09
  • Multiple Updates
2013-05-11 00:24:15
  • Multiple Updates