CVE-2011-2185: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
(updated )
Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.
References
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629003
- code.fabfile.org/projects/fabric/files/Fabric-1.1.0.tar.gz
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062534.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/5
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/12
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710462
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-xwg2-qc6c-7c3q
- github.com/fabric/fabric/commit/3445b5653cd297039443110548fb3cab2e8e25af
- github.com/fabric/fabric/commit/d7470d2db919ffcee80c245cf87e6d8d4ba6909c
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2185
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