PT-2008-6139 · Linuxtrade · Linuxtrade

Robert Buchholz · Published 2008-11-06 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-4967

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 linuxtrade version 3.65

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/bwk, /tmp/zzz, and /tmp/ggg temporary files. This is related to the linuxtrade.bwkvol, linuxtrade.wn, and moneyam.helper scripts.

Recommendations For linuxtrade version 3.65, consider restricting access to the temporary files /tmp/bwk, /tmp/zzz, and /tmp/ggg to prevent a symlink attack. Additionally, review the scripts linuxtrade.bwkvol, linuxtrade.wn, and moneyam.helper to ensure they handle temporary files securely.

Exploit

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4967

Affected Products

Linuxtrade

References · 8

• 🔥 http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/linuxtrade · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4967 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/496372 · Note
• http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44826 · Note
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30910 · Note