Bacula CVE-2008-5373 Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
BID:54740
Info
Bacula CVE-2008-5373 Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 54740 |
| Class: | Unknown |
| CVE: |
CVE-2008-5373 |
| Remote: | No |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Jul 21 2012 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Apr 13 2015 10:02PM |
| Credit: | Bacula |
| Vulnerable: |
Bacula Bacula 5.2 Bacula Bacula 5.0.2 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
Bacula Bacula 5.2.1 Bacula Bacula 5.0.3 |
Discussion
Bacula CVE-2008-5373 Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Bacula is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.
An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to perform symbolic-link attacks, overwriting arbitrary files in the context of the affected application.
Successfully mounting a symlink attack may allow the attacker to delete or corrupt sensitive files, which may result in a denial of service. Other attacks may also be possible.
Versions prior to Bacula 5.2.1 are vulnerable.
Bacula is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.
An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to perform symbolic-link attacks, overwriting arbitrary files in the context of the affected application.
Successfully mounting a symlink attack may allow the attacker to delete or corrupt sensitive files, which may result in a denial of service. Other attacks may also be possible.
Versions prior to Bacula 5.2.1 are vulnerable.
Exploit / POC
Bacula CVE-2008-5373 Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An attacker can use readily available commands to exploit the issue.
An attacker can use readily available commands to exploit the issue.