Battle for Wesnoth up to 1.12.3/1.13.0 Incomplete Fix filesystem.cpp get_wml_location information disclosure
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Battle for Wesnoth up to 1.12.3/1.13.0. Affected is the function filesystem::get_wml_location
of the file filesystem.cpp of the component Incomplete Fix. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
The (1) filesystem::get_wml_location function in filesystem.cpp and (2) is_legal_file function in filesystem_boost.cpp in Battle for Wesnoth before 1.12.4 and 1.13.x before 1.13.1, when a case-insensitive filesystem is used, allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors related to inclusion of .pbl files from WML. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-5069.
The bug was discovered 06/25/2015. The weakness was shared 09/26/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5070 since 06/25/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 58 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85585 (Debian DLA-297-1 : wesnoth-1.8 security 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 123996 (Fedora Security Update for wesnoth (FEDORA-2015-10964)).
Upgrading to version 1.12.4 or 1.13.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85585) and SecurityFocus (BID 75425†). The entry VDB-107153 is related to this item.
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 85585
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-297-1 : wesnoth-1.8 security update
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for wesnoth FEDORA-2015-10973
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Battle for Wesnoth 1.12.4/1.13.1
Patch: github.com
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Advisory: b2738ffb2fdd2550ececb74f76f75583c43c8b59Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-5070 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 75425 - Wesnoth CVE-2015-5070 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 09/27/2017 08:49 AMUpdated: 12/30/2022 10:00 AM
Changes: 09/27/2017 08:49 AM (78), 11/19/2019 07:34 PM (2), 12/30/2022 10:00 AM (5)
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