PT-2008-6114 · Aptoncd · Aptoncd

Robert Buchholz · Published 2008-11-05 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-4940

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions aptoncd version 0.1

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/aptoncd temporary file. This is related to the xmlfile.py component.

Recommendations For aptoncd version 0.1, consider restricting access to the xmlfile.py component to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4940

Affected Products

Aptoncd

References · 8

• 🔥 http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/aptoncd · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4940 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30882 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44756 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/496390 · Note
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 · Note
• http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt · Note