4.7
CVE-2009-5023
- EPSS 0.05%
- Published 10.06.2014 14:55:08
- Last modified 12.04.2025 10:46:40
- Source secalert@redhat.com
- CVE-Watchlists
- Open
The (1) dshield.conf, (2) mail-buffered.conf, (3) mynetwatchman.conf, and (4) mynetwatchman.conf actions in action.d/ in Fail2ban before 0.8.5 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names, as demonstrated by /tmp/fail2ban-mail.txt.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.05% | 0.117 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 4.7 | 3.4 | 6.9 |
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
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CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.