CVE-2008-0525 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit symlink vulnerabilities in temporary files to execute arbitrary code or truncate files in Novell ZENworks Patch Management.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-0525?
CVE-2008-0525 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0525?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Lumension Security Patchlink Update, Novell Zenworks Patch Management Update Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-0525 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0525 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9rq6-pq33-gmw9.