PT-2007-6802 · Bitchx · Bitchx

Nico Golde · Published 2007-11-06 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-5839

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BitchX version 1.1a

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files when using the HOSTNAME or IRCHOST command. This is due to a problem in the e hostname function in commands.c.

Recommendations For BitchX version 1.1a, consider restricting access to the e hostname function in commands.c to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. Avoid using the HOSTNAME or IRCHOST command with untrusted input to prevent arbitrary file overwrites.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-5839

Affected Products

Bitchx

References · 11

• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27463 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5839 · Security Note
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.285737 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3714 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31180 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38262 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/26326 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/42061 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34870 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449149 · Note