CVE-2011-1408 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

82%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

70%

ikiwiki before 3.20110608 allows remote attackers to hijack root's tty and run symlink attacks.

ikiwiki before 3.20110608 allows remote attackers to hijack root's tty and run symlink attacks.

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.4. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N).

Overview

Type

Debian Linux

First reported 5 years ago

2019-10-29 20:15:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-11-07 16:25:00

Affected Software

Debian Linux 8.0 (Jessie)

8.0

Debian Linux 9.0

9.0

Debian Linux 10

10

References

https://ikiwiki.info/security/#index40h2

Third Party Advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1408

Third Party Advisory

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-LINUX-IKIWIKI-133098

Third Party Advisory

https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/55157

Third Party Advisory

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