CVE-2008-0525 : PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Up

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.

Published 2008-01-31 20:00:00

Updated 2018-10-15 22:01:00

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2008-0525

Novell » Zenworks Patch Management Update Agent » Version: 6.3 MAC Edition
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Novell » Zenworks Patch Management Update Agent » Version: 6.3 Unix Edition
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Novell » Zenworks Patch Management Update Agent » Version: 6.4 Linux Edition
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Novell » Zenworks Patch Management Update Agent » Version: 6.4 MAC Edition
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Novell » Zenworks Patch Management Update Agent » Version: 6.4 Unix Edition
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Novell » Zenworks Patch Management Update Agent » Version: 6.2 Unix Edition
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Novell » Zenworks Patch Management Update Agent » Version: 6.3 Linux Edition
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Novell » Zenworks Patch Management Update Agent » Version: 6.2 Linux Edition
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Novell » Zenworks Patch Management Update Agent » Version: 6.2 MAC Edition
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Lumension Security » Patchlink Update » Version: 6.3 Unix Edition
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Lumension Security » Patchlink Update » Version: 6.4 Linux Edition
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Lumension Security » Patchlink Update » Version: 6.2 Linux Edition
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Lumension Security » Patchlink Update » Version: 6.4 MAC Edition
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Lumension Security » Patchlink Update » Version: 6.4 Unix Edition
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Lumension Security » Patchlink Update » Version: 6.3 Linux Edition
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Lumension Security » Patchlink Update » Version: 6.3 MAC Edition
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Lumension Security » Patchlink Update » Version: 6.2 MAC Edition
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix
Lumension Security » Patchlink Update » Version: 6.2 Unix Edition
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Unix » Unix

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0525

EPSS FAQ

0.10%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 26 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-0525

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
4.6	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	3.9	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

CWE ids for CVE-2008-0525

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2008-0525

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CVSS scores for CVE-2008-0525

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