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A vulnerability was found in TCL TK up to 8.3.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Library Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

tcl/tk package (tcltk) 8.3.1 searches for its libraries in the current working directory before other directories, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse library that is under a user-controlled directory.

The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2001 by zen-parse (Website). The advisory is available at distro.conectiva.com.br. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1375. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13961 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tcltk (MDKSA-2002:060)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (13961). The entry 17041 is pretty similar.

Productinfo

Name

• TCL TK

Version

• 8.3.0
• 8.3.1

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 13961
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tcltk (MDKSA-2002:060)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

07/19/2001 🔍
07/19/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/19/2001 +0 days 🔍
09/23/2002 +431 days 🔍
07/31/2004 +677 days 🔍
07/07/2014 +3628 days 🔍
04/09/2019 +1737 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: distro.conectiva.com.br
Researcher: zen-parse
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2001-1375 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 3073 - Multiple Linux Vendor TCLTK Unsafe Library Searching Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 15:18
Updated: 04/09/2019 09:29
Changes: 07/07/2014 15:18 (61), 04/09/2019 09:29 (2)
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