PT-2005-3238 · Sms · Sms

Published 2005-07-19 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-2311

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: SMS versions 1.9.2m and earlier

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) request1 or (2) request2 temporary files.

Recommendations: For SMS versions 1.9.2m and earlier, consider restricting access to the temporary files request1 and request2 to prevent a symlink attack until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2311

Affected Products

Sms

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2311 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16038 · Vendor Advisory
• http://zataz.net/adviso/sms-06272005.txt · Note