Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | MDVSA-2008:214 | First vendor Publication | 2008-10-16 |
| Vendor | Mandriva | Last vendor Modification | 2008-10-16 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
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:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Dmitry E. Oboukhov found that the test.alert script used in one of the alert functions in mon created temporary files insecurely, which could lead to a local denial of service or arbitrary file overwrite via a symlink attack (CVE-2008-4477). The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:214 |
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:18684 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18684 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1648-1 mon - insecure temporary files | ||
| Description: | Dmitry E. Oboukhov discovered that the test.alert script used in one of the alert functions in mon, a system to monitor hosts or services and alert about problems, creates temporary files insecurely, which may lead to a local denial of service through symlink attacks. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1648-1 CVE-2008-4477 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | mon |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7964 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7964 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1648 mon -- insecure temporary files | ||
| Description: | Dmitry E. Oboukhov discovered that the test.alert script used in one of the alert functions in mon, a system to monitor hosts or services and alert about problems, creates temporary files insecurely, which may lead to a local denial of service through symlink attacks. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1648 CVE-2008-4477 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | mon |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-10-09 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1648-1 (mon) File : nvt/deb_1648_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 48948 | Mon alert.d/test.alert Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-10-09 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1648.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
