PT-2008-6284 · Jailer · Jailer

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena · Published 2008-11-18 · Updated 2009-02-17 · CVE-2008-5139

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 jailer version 0.4

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/#####.updatejail temporary file created by the updatejail function in jailer.

Recommendations For jailer version 0.4, consider restricting access to the updatejail function until a patch is available to prevent local users from overwriting arbitrary files. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the updatejail function to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5139

DSA-1674-1

Affected Products

Jailer

References · 6

• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1674 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5139 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32959 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32943 · Note
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32413 · Note