Double Precision Courier Mta up to 0.39.x privileges management
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A vulnerability was found in Double Precision Courier Mta up to 0.39.x. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Courier sqwebmail before 0.40.0 does not quickly drop privileges after startup in certain cases, which could allow local users to read arbitrary files.
The weakness was disclosed 11/29/2002 with Debian (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1311. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15034 (Debian DSA-197-1 : courier - buffer overflow), 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 to version 0.40.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10643) and Tenable (15034).
Product
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Version
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.10
- 0.11
- 0.12
- 0.13
- 0.14
- 0.15
- 0.16
- 0.17
- 0.18
- 0.19
- 0.20
- 0.21
- 0.22
- 0.23
- 0.24
- 0.25
- 0.26
- 0.27
- 0.28
- 0.29
- 0.30
- 0.31
- 0.32
- 0.33
- 0.34
- 0.35
- 0.36
- 0.37
- 0.38
- 0.39
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 15034
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-197-1 : courier - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53441
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 197-1 (courier)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Courier Mta 0.40.0
Timeline
08/12/2002 🔍11/15/2002 🔍
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11/29/2002 🔍
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10/24/2004 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: debian.orgOrganization: Debian
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-1311 (🔍)
X-Force: 10643
Vulnerability Center: 5641 - Courier SqWebMail Package Improper Permission Enforcement Enables File Disclosure, Low
SecurityFocus: 6189 - Courier SqWebMail File Disclosure Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/31/2014 16:51Updated: 05/25/2019 16:18
Changes: 07/31/2014 16:51 (70), 05/25/2019 16:18 (1)
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