CVE-2008-0525

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.
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:unix:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2008-01-31 12:00

Updated : 2018-10-15 15:00


NVD link : CVE-2008-0525

Mitre link : CVE-2008-0525


JSON object : View

CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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Products Affected

novell

  • zenworks_patch_management_update_agent

unix

  • unix

lumension_security

  • patchlink_update