PT-2019-6527 · Autokey · Autokey

Jwilk + 2 · Published 2019-10-30 · Updated 2019-11-05 · CVE-2010-0398

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions autokey versions prior to 0.61.3-2

Description The issue allows local attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack. This is a result of a flaw in the init script of the affected software.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.61.3-2, update to version 0.61.3-2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the init script to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-0398

Affected Products

Autokey

References · 7

• 🔥 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autokey/+bug/538471 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0398 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0398 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0398 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0398 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/7795 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/7886 · Telegram Post