PT-2008-6144 · Mgt · Mailgo

Robert Buchholz · Published 2008-11-06 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-4972

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 mailgo in mgt version 2.31

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/mailgo##### temporary file.

Recommendations For mailgo in mgt version 2.31, consider restricting access to the temporary files in /tmp to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, monitor the /tmp directory for suspicious symlink creations until a patch is available. 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-2008-4972

Affected Products

Mailgo

References · 9

• 🔥 http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgt · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4972 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46410 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 · Note
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/496434 · Note