PT-2012-5902 · Monkey · Monkey Http Daemon

Moritz Muehlenhoff · Published 2012-10-05 · Updated 2020-03-26 · CVE-2012-5303

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 Monkey HTTP Daemon version 0.9.3

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a PID file. This can be achieved by using a pathname different from the default /var/run/monkey.pid pathname.

Recommendations For Monkey HTTP Daemon version 0.9.3, consider restricting access to the PID file to prevent symlink attacks until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, monitor the system for suspicious activity and adjust file permissions to minimize potential damage.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-5303

Affected Products

Monkey Http Daemon

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5303 · Security Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=672425 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688879 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/55905 · Note