PT-2006-2295 · Unknown · Cgi::Session

Joey Hess · Published 2006-03-19 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-1279

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CGI::Session version 4.03-1

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files used by certain drivers. This can be achieved through drivers such as Driver::File, Driver::db file, and possibly Driver::sqlite.

Recommendations For CGI::Session version 4.03-1, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as no specific workaround is provided for this version. As a temporary mitigation measure, restrict access to temporary files used by the affected drivers to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-1279

Affected Products

Cgi::Session

References · 10

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-1279 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19211 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-1279 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1279 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1279 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25285 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/23865 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17177 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0946 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356555 · Note