CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2014-1875

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Published: Oct 06, 2014 | Modified: Aug 29, 2017
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
3.6 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
1.9 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

The Capture::Tiny module before 0.24 for Perl allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Weakness

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Capture-tiny Cspan * 0.23 (including)
Capture-tiny Cspan 0.20 (including) 0.20 (including)
Capture-tiny Cspan 0.21 (including) 0.21 (including)
Capture-tiny Cspan 0.22 (including) 0.22 (including)
Libcapture-tiny-perl Ubuntu lucid *
Libcapture-tiny-perl Ubuntu precise *
Libcapture-tiny-perl Ubuntu quantal *
Libcapture-tiny-perl Ubuntu saucy *
Libcapture-tiny-perl Ubuntu upstream *

Potential Mitigations

  • Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
  • Denying access to a file can prevent an attacker from replacing that file with a link to a sensitive file. Ensure good compartmentalization in the system to provide protected areas that can be trusted.

References