Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-5394 | First vendor Publication | 2008-12-08 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
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) | |||
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| 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
| /bin/login in shadow 4.0.18.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, and probably other Linux distributions, allows local users in the utmp group to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file referenced in a line (aka ut_line) field in a utmp entry. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5394 |
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:13625 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13625 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1709-1 shadow -- race condition | ||
| Description: | Paul Szabo discovered that login, the system login tool, did not correctly handle symlinks while setting up tty permissions. If a local attacker were able to gain control of the system utmp file, they could cause login to change the ownership and permissions on arbitrary files, leading to a root privilege escalation. For the stable distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.18.1-7+etch1. For the unstable distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 4.1.1-6. We recommend that you upgrade your shadow package. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1709-1 CVE-2008-5394 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | shadow |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17685 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17685 | ||
| Title: | USN-695-1 -- shadow vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Paul Szabo discovered a race condition in login. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-695-1 CVE-2008-5394 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 6.06 Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 | Product(s): | shadow |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7801 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7801 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1709 shadow -- race condition | ||
| Description: | Paul Szabo discovered that login, the system login tool, did not correctly handle symlinks while setting up tty permissions. If a local attacker were able to gain control of the system utmp file, they could cause login to change the ownership and permissions on arbitrary files, leading to a root privilege escalation. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1709 CVE-2008-5394 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | shadow |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for shadow vulnerability USN-695-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_695_1.nasl |
| 2009-03-13 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200903-24 (shadow) File : nvt/glsa_200903_24.nasl |
| 2009-03-07 | Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:062 (shadow-utils) File : nvt/mdksa_2009_062.nasl |
| 2009-01-26 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1709-1 (shadow) File : nvt/deb_1709_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 50651 | shadow on Debian GNU/Linux /bin/login utmp Users Temporary File Symlink Arbit... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-062.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-695-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-03-11 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200903-24.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-01-21 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1709.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
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| 2024-11-28 23:12:46 |
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| 2018-10-12 00:20:30 |
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| 2017-09-29 09:23:51 |
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| 2017-08-08 09:24:33 |
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| 2016-06-28 17:22:09 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:47:33 |
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