CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component fte-console. The manipulation 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
fte-console in the fte package before 0.46b-4.1 does not drop root privileges, which allows local users to gain root access via the virtual console device.
The issue has been introduced in 02/05/2007. The weakness was released 12/07/1998 (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1276. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (1609).
Product
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Vendor
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0
VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
12/07/1998 🔍12/07/1998 🔍
02/05/2007 🔍
06/19/2014 🔍
04/13/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-1276 (🔍)
X-Force: 1609
Entry
Created: 06/19/2014 22:58Updated: 04/13/2019 17:58
Changes: 06/19/2014 22:58 (40), 04/13/2019 17:58 (10)
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