VDB-145453 · CVE-2010-4664 · OSVDB 74646

ConsoleKit up to 0.4.1 Security Policy privileges management

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A vulnerability has been found in ConsoleKit up to 0.4.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Security Policy. 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:

In ConsoleKit before 0.4.2, an intended security policy restriction bypass was found. This flaw allows an authenticated system user to escalate their privileges by initiating a remote VNC session.

The bug was discovered 04/07/2011. The weakness was presented 11/13/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4664 since 01/03/2011. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 50 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55161 (SuSE 11.1 Security Update : ConsoleKit (SAT Patch Number 4613)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (55161).

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 55161
Nessus Name: SuSE 11.1 Security Update : ConsoleKit (SAT Patch Number 4613)
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Upgrade: ConsoleKit 0.4.2

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01/03/2011 🔍
04/07/2011 +94 days 🔍
05/27/2011 +50 days 🔍
06/16/2011 +20 days 🔍
11/13/2019 +3072 days 🔍
11/14/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/13/2024 +1552 days 🔍

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Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-4664 (🔍)
OSVDB: 74646

Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2019 06:57
Updated: 02/13/2024 11:27
Changes: 11/14/2019 06:57 (41), 11/14/2019 07:02 (23), 02/13/2024 11:27 (4)
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