Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-5023
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-5023
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-5023
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.7
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N |
3.4
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6.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-5023
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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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-5023
Products affected by CVE-2009-5023
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fail2ban:fail2ban:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*