PT-2005-5556 · Debian · Remstats

Jens Steube · Published 1970-01-01 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-0387

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions remstats versions 1.0.13 and earlier

Description The issue affects the remstats package in Debian GNU/Linux, potentially leading to breaches of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. Exploitation can be carried out remotely. Local users can create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files when processing uptime data.

Recommendations For remstats versions 1.0.13 and earlier, consider restricting access to the uptime data processing functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, monitor temporary files for potential symlink attacks to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-01342

BDU:2015-01343

BDU:2015-01344

BDU:2015-01345

CVE-2005-0387

DSA-704-1

Affected Products

Remstats

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-01345 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-01343 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-01344 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2005/dsa-704 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0387 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0388 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0387 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-01342 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-704 · Note