Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:7676Symlink Attack
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
libglusterfs.so is vulnerable to a symlink attack. The library allows the use of the / character in basenames, allowing a malicious user to conduct a symlink attack to execute arbitrary code, create arbitrary files or crash the application. The vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix of CVE-2018-10927, CVE-2018-10928, CVE-2018-10929, CVE-2018-10930, and CVE-2018-10926.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| libglusterfs.so | eq | 0.0.1 | |
| libglusterfs.so | eq | 0.0.1 |
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14651
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1632557
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14651
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html
review.gluster.org/#/c/glusterfs/+/21527/
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06
Related
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P