PT-2008-6494 · Pvpgn · Pvpgn

Dmitry E. Oboukhov · Published 2008-12-08 · Updated 2008-12-16 · CVE-2008-5370

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 pvpgn version 1.8.1

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pvpgn-support-1.0.tar.gz temporary file. This is a result of a flaw in the pvpgn-support-installer component of pvpgn.

Recommendations For pvpgn version 1.8.1, consider restricting access to the temporary file /tmp/pvpgn-support-1.0.tar.gz to prevent a symlink attack until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the pvpgn-support-installer 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.

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5370

Affected Products

Pvpgn

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5370 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5370 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5370 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5370 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00283.html · Note