Red Hat Linux up to 6.1 su privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Red Hat Linux up to 6.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component su. 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:

The Red Hat Linux su program does not log failed password guesses if the su process is killed before it times out, which allows local attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.

The issue has been introduced in 09/20/1995. The weakness was shared 06/09/1999 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0118. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1358 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (19255). The entry VDB-14693 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Red Hat Linux up to 6.1
  • Sun Solaris up to 2.5

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/20/1995 🔍
06/09/1999 +1358 days 🔍
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06/21/2014 +5491 days 🔍
12/02/2024 +3817 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0118 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14689
SecurityFocus: 320

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2014 11:35 AM
Updated: 12/02/2024 07:24 PM
Changes: 06/21/2014 11:35 AM (43), 04/15/2019 06:22 AM (10), 06/23/2021 09:40 AM (3), 12/02/2024 07:24 PM (25)
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