Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Amarok vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-657-1 | First vendor Publication | 2008-10-21 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2008-10-21 |
| 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: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 |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 7.10: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Amarok to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: Dwayne Litzenberger discovered that Amarok created temporary files in an insecure way. Local users could exploit a race condition to create or overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2008-3699) |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-657-1 |
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 |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 12:05:21 |
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