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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Frank Mcingvale Luxman 0.41. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file /dev/mem. The manipulation of the argument PATH
as part of a Environment Variable 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. CVE summarizes:
Maped in LuxMan 0.41 uses the user-provided search path to find and execute the gzip program, which allows local users to modify /dev/mem and gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable that points to a Trojan horse gzip program.
The weakness was shared 11/12/2002 with Texonet (Website). The advisory is shared for download at idefense.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1245. 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 15026 (Debian DSA-189-1 : luxman - local root exploit), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (15026).
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Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 15026
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-189-1 : luxman - local root exploit
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OpenVAS ID: 53437
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 189-1 (luxman)
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: idefense.com⛔Organization: Texonet
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-1245 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 6113 - Frank McIngvale LuxMan Memory File Descriptor Leakage Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/31/2014 15:08Updated: 04/23/2019 09:31
Changes: 07/31/2014 15:08 (64), 04/23/2019 09:31 (2)
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