PT-2003-1686 · Mgetty · Mgetty

Published 2003-07-10 · Updated 2024-01-26 · CVE-2003-0517

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: mgetty versions 1.1.28 and earlier

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on JOB files. This is achieved by exploiting the faxrunqd.in component in the affected software.

Recommendations: For mgetty versions 1.1.28 and earlier, consider restricting access to the faxrunqd.in component to prevent local users from overwriting files via a symlink attack on JOB files. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0517

Affected Products

Mgetty

References · 6

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0517 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0517 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0517 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0517 · Vendor Advisory
• ftp://alpha.greenie.net/pub/mgetty/source/1.1/mgetty1.1.29-Nov25.tar.gz · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/68885 · Telegram Post