Aptdaemon up to 1.1.1 Dbus Method Simulator information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Aptdaemon up to 1.1.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Dbus Method Simulator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The simulate dbus method in aptdaemon before 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu3.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 1.1.1+bzr980-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu10 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allows local users to obtain sensitive information, or access files with root permissions.

The bug was discovered 06/16/2015. The weakness was disclosed 07/21/2017 by Tavis Ormandy (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-1323 since 01/22/2015. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 15 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84472 (Debian DLA-261-2 : aptdaemon regression update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196151 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Aptdaemon Vulnerability (USN-2648-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84472) and SecurityFocus (BID 75221†). The entries VDB-56594, VDB-60893, VDB-63259 and VDB-165768 are pretty similar.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 84472
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-261-2 : aptdaemon regression update
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for aptdaemon USN-2648-1
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2648-1
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-1323 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 75221 - Aptdaemon CVE-2015-1323 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Created: 07/21/2017 08:35 PM
Updated: 12/13/2022 01:48 PM
Changes: 07/21/2017 08:35 PM (75), 10/31/2019 08:51 AM (2), 12/13/2022 01:48 PM (4)
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