CVE-2009-1893

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None
Description
The configtest function in the Red Hat dhcpd init script for DHCP 3.0.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file, related to the "dhcpd -t" command.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2009-1893
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2009-07-17T16:30:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T01:17:31
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:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:as:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:es:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:ws:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:3.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:3.0.1:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:3.0.1:rc11:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:3.0.1:rc12:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:3.0.1:rc13:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:3.0.1:rc14:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:3.0.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:3.0.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:3.0.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:3.0.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:3.0.1:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:3.0.1:rc9:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022554
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1154.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35670
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1154
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1893
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=510024
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51718
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11597
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6440
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1893
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1893
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:18:43 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-02 16:02:39 2023-02-02T15:15:14 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-02 16:02:39 The configtest function in the Red Hat dhcpd init script for DHCP 3.0.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file, related to the "dhcpd -t" command. CVE-2009-1893 dhcp: insecure temporary file use in the dhcpd init script Description updated
2023-02-02 16:02:40 References updated
2023-02-13 03:03:08 2023-02-13T01:17:31 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 03:03:09 CVE-2009-1893 dhcp: insecure temporary file use in the dhcpd init script The configtest function in the Red Hat dhcpd init script for DHCP 3.0.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file, related to the "dhcpd -t" command. Description updated