Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 29.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.6
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28657
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28665
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3599
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487103/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27458
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019272
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0426
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39956
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39958
- https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/18/3908994_f.SAL_Public.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28657
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28665
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3599
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487103/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27458
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019272
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0426
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39956
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39958
- https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/18/3908994_f.SAL_Public.html
Products affected by CVE-2008-0525
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cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2
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cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3
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cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4
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cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2
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cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3
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cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4
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cpe:2.3:o:unix:unix:*