Vulnerability Name:

CCN-5974

Published:2001-01-16
Updated:2001-01-16
Summary:InterNet News (INN) daemon creates temporary files with predictable file names without properly checking for symbolic links. If the INN program is installed to use the /tmp directory for temporary files, a local attacker can create a symbolic link in the /tmp directory to overwrite files and obtain privileges of the user running inn.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:3.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 16 2001 - 14:57:20 CST
INN temporary directory configuration

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
inn-tmpfile-symlink(5974)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:isc:inn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    isc inn *