Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 CPIO Archive O/F privileges management
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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component CPIO Archive Handler. The manipulation of the argument O/F
with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
cpio on freebsd 2.1.0 debian gnu/linux 3.0 and possibly other operating systems uses a 0 umask when creating files using the -o (archive) or -f options which creates the files with mode 0666 and allows local users to read or overwrite those files.
The weakness was shared 07/16/1996 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1572 since 01/27/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16300 (Debian DSA-664-1 : cpio - broken file permissions), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117795 (CentOS Security Update for cpio (CESA-2005:806)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19167) and Tenable (16300). Additional details are provided at trustix.org. The entry 24859 is related to this item.
Affected
- Debian GNU Linux 3.0
- FreeBSD 2.1.0
- Madrakesoft Mandrake Linux up to 10.1
- Ubuntu Linux 4.10
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 16300
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-664-1 : cpio - broken file permissions
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OpenVAS ID: 53495
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 664-1 (cpio)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: redhat.comAdvisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-1999-1572 (🔍)
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X-Force: 19167 - GNU cpio -O archive option insecure permissions
Vulnerability Center: 7069 - GNU cpio on Various Linux Creates Files in Promiscuous Mode, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12404 - CPIO Archiver Local Insecure File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 14357
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Entry
Created: 06/17/2014 17:12Updated: 06/23/2021 01:59
Changes: 06/17/2014 17:12 (81), 03/12/2019 08:15 (2), 06/23/2021 01:59 (2)
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