CVE-2005-4536

Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the [PID]-audit.log temporary file.

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CVSS v2.0 : LOW

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=344029
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-960	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18652	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18656	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16434
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0378
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24380

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:debian:libmail-audit-perl:2.1-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2005-12-30 21:00

Updated : 2017-07-19 18:29

NVD link : CVE-2005-4536

Mitre link : CVE-2005-4536

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Products Affected

debian

libmail-audit-perl

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