Kannel up to 1.5.0 Server Daemon access control

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A vulnerability was found in Kannel up to 1.5.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Server Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command, as demonstrated by bearerbox.

The bug was discovered 09/20/2017. The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redmine.kannel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-14609 since 09/20/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 800891
OpenVAS Name: Kannel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 771
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-14609 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2017 08:53 AM
Updated: 12/29/2022 03:03 PM
Changes: 09/21/2017 08:53 AM (58), 11/18/2019 09:51 AM (1), 12/29/2022 03:03 PM (3)
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