Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-0237 - Unspecified vulnerability in Lookup

047910
CVSS 4.6 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
lookup
nessus

Summary

The ndeb-binary feature in Lookup (lookup-el) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Lookup
1

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-1269.NASL
    descriptionTatsuya Kinoshita discovered that Lookup, a search interface to electronic dictionaries on emacsen, creates a temporary file in an insecure fashion when the ndeb-binary feature is used, which allows a local attacker to craft a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id24865
    published2007-03-19
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/24865
    titleDebian DSA-1269-1 : lookup-el - insecure temporary file
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-1269. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(24865);
      script_version("1.14");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:20");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2007-0237");
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"1269");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DSA-1269-1 : lookup-el - insecure temporary file");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Tatsuya Kinoshita discovered that Lookup, a search interface to
    electronic dictionaries on emacsen, creates a temporary file in an
    insecure fashion when the ndeb-binary feature is used, which allows a
    local attacker to craft a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1269"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "Upgrade the lookup-el package.
    
    For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
    version 1.4-3sarge1."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lookup-el");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/03/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/03/19");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2007/03/18");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"lookup-el", reference:"1.4-3sarge1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200712-07.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200712-07 (Lookup: Insecure temporary file creation) Tatsuya Kinoshita reported that the ndeb-binary function does not handle temporay files correctly. Impact : A local attacker could use a symlink attack to overwrite files with the privileges of the user running Lookup. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id29294
    published2007-12-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/29294
    titleGLSA-200712-07 : Lookup: Insecure temporary file creation
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200712-07.
    #
    # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
    # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
    # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(29294);
      script_version("1.13");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:44");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2007-0237");
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200712-07");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-200712-07 : Lookup: Insecure temporary file creation");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200712-07
    (Lookup: Insecure temporary file creation)
    
        Tatsuya Kinoshita reported that the ndeb-binary function does not
        handle temporay files correctly.
      
    Impact :
    
        A local attacker could use a symlink attack to overwrite files with the
        privileges of the user running Lookup.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200712-07"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All Lookup users should upgrade to the latest version:
        # emerge --sync
        # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emacs/lookup-1.4.1'"
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:lookup");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/12/09");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/12/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2007/03/18");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("qpkg.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (qpkg_check(package:"app-emacs/lookup", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.4.1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.4.1"))) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = qpkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Lookup");
    }