PT-2008-1035 · Debian · Afuse

Anders Kaseorg · Published 2008-07-17 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-2232

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 afuse version 0.2

Description The issue concerns multiple vulnerabilities in the afuse package of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by a local attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. Specifically, the expand template function in afuse.c is vulnerable to shell metacharacters in a pathname, allowing local users to gain privileges.

Recommendations For afuse version 0.2, consider restricting access to the expand template function in afuse.c to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using pathnames with shell metacharacters in the affected function.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-02984

CVE-2008-2232

DSA-1611-1

DTSA-149-1

Affected Products

Afuse

References · 16

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2232 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2232 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2232 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-2232 · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00947.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1611 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2232 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-02984 · Security Note
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00921.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31086 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36358 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31131 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=490921 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43834 · Note
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-1611 · Note