# CVE-2009-1297: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a predictable temporary file in the open-iscsi discovery process.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Oct 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1297, GHSA-ph28-8h48-j3qp

## What is CVE-2009-1297?

CVE-2009-1297 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 23 Oct 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

iscsi_discovery in open-iscsi in SUSE openSUSE 10.3 through 11.1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 10 SP2 and 11, and other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file that has a predictable name.

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1297?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Novell Suse Linux, Opensuse Opensuse.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-1297?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2009-1297 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse

- [CVE-2010-3912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3912/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3110](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3110/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2005-4790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4790/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2010-1507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1507/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2006-0803](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0803/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1297 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-1297 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 23 Oct 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Opensuse. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1297/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1297/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1297
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1297
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1297

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