CVE-2008-0525

CVSS V2 Medium 4.6 CVSS V3 None
Description
PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) 6.2094 through 6.4102 and other products, allows local users to (1) truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/patchlink.tmp file used by the logtrimmer script, and (2) execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the /tmp/plshutdown file used by the rebootTask script.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-0525
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-01-31T20:00:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-15T22:00:59
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:o:unix:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.6
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019272
http://secunia.com/advisories/28665 Vendor Advisory
http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=527
http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=528
http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=530
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/18/3908994_f.SAL_Public.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27458
http://secunia.com/advisories/28657 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3599
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0426 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39958
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39956
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487103/100/0/threaded
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0525
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0525
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:18:36 Added to TrackCVE