PT-2008-6167 · Unknown · Datafreedom-Perl

Robert Buchholz · Published 2008-11-07 · Updated 2024-08-07 · CVE-2008-4997

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 datafreedom-perl version 0.1.7

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/zenity temporary file. The vendor disputes this, stating that the vector is solely an example used in the manpage.

Recommendations For datafreedom-perl version 0.1.7, consider restricting access to the /tmp/zenity temporary file to prevent a symlink attack. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the dfxml-invoice functionality until the issue is resolved. 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-2008-4997

Affected Products

Datafreedom-Perl

References · 6

• 🔥 http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/datafreedom-perl · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4997 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/89606 · Telegram Post
• http://bugs.debian.org/496429 · Note
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 · Note