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…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.50% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- lumension security/patchlink update · novell/zenworks patch management update agent
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28657Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28665Vendor Advisory
- 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/2008/0426Vendor Advisory
- 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/28657Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28665Vendor Advisory
- 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/2008/0426Vendor Advisory
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.