Vulnerability in Lumension Security Patchlink Update
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 /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.
EPSS: 0.005 (40.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Lumension_security Patchlink_update — versions 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
- Novell Zenworks_patch_management_update_agent — versions 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
- Unix
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0525?
- CVE-2008-0525 is a vulnerability in Lumension Security Patchlink Update, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2008-01-31.
- Is CVE-2008-0525 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.