CWE-64

Windows Shortcut Following (.LNK)
2006-07-19
00h00 +00:00
低
Incomplete
2025-12-11
00h00 +00:00
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名前: Windows Shortcut Following (.LNK)

The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently handle when the file is a Windows shortcut (.LNK) whose target is outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files.

一般情報

導入モード

Operation

適用可能なプラットフォーム

言語

クラス: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

オペレーティングシステム

クラス: Windows (Undetermined)

テクノロジー

クラス: Not Technology-Specific (Undetermined)

一般的な結果

スコープ 影響 可能性
Confidentiality
Integrity
Read Files or Directories, Modify Files or Directories

注記:The shortcut (file with the .lnk extension) can permit an attacker to read/write a file that they originally did not have permissions to access.

観察された例

参考文献 説明

CVE-2019-19793

network access control service executes program with high privileges and allows symlink to invoke another executable or perform DLL injection.

CVE-2000-0342

Mail client allows remote attackers to bypass the user warning for executable attachments such as .exe, .com, and .bat by using a .lnk file that refers to the attachment, aka "Stealth Attachment."

CVE-2001-1042

FTP server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and directories by uploading a .lnk (link) file that points to the target file.

CVE-2001-1043

FTP server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and directories by uploading a .lnk (link) file that points to the target file.

CVE-2005-0587

Browser allows remote malicious web sites to overwrite arbitrary files by tricking the user into downloading a .LNK (link) file twice, which overwrites the file that was referenced in the first .LNK file.

CVE-2001-1386

".LNK." - .LNK with trailing dot

CVE-2003-1233

Rootkits can bypass file access restrictions to Windows kernel directories using NtCreateSymbolicLinkObject function to create symbolic link

潜在的な緩和策

Phases : Architecture and Design

脆弱性マッピングノート

理由 : This CWE entry is at the Variant level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
コメント : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

ノート

Under-studied. Windows .LNK files are more "portable" than Unix symlinks and have been used in remote exploits. Some Windows API's will access LNK's as if they are regular files, so one would expect that they would be reported more frequently.

登録情報

名前 組織 日付 リリース日 Version
PLOVER 2006-07-19 +00:00 2006-07-19 +00:00 Draft 3

変更履歴

名前 組織 日付 コメント
Eric Dalci Cigital 2008-07-01 +00:00 updated Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-09-08 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings, Weakness_Ordinalities
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-10-14 +00:00 updated Description
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-11-24 +00:00 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-06-01 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-09-13 +00:00 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-05-11 +00:00 updated Observed_Examples, Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-10-30 +00:00 updated Potential_Mitigations
CWE Content Team MITRE 2014-07-30 +00:00 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2017-11-08 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms, Causal_Nature, Likelihood_of_Exploit, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2019-01-03 +00:00 updated Related_Attack_Patterns
CWE Content Team MITRE 2019-06-20 +00:00 updated Related_Attack_Patterns
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-02-24 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2022-06-28 +00:00 updated Observed_Examples
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-01-31 +00:00 updated Description
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-04-27 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-06-29 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes
CWE Content Team MITRE 2025-09-09 +00:00 updated Affected_Resources, Functional_Areas
CWE Content Team MITRE 2025-12-11 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Description