Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.16.10 syncshadowdb privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Bugzilla (Bug Tracking Software). This affects an unknown part of the component syncshadowdb. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The shadow database feature (syncshadowdb) in Bugzilla 2.9 through 2.16.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The bug was discovered 12/27/2005. The weakness was published 12/26/2005 by Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-4534 since 12/28/2005. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for 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 23657 (Debian DSA-1208-1 : bugzilla - several vulnerabilities), 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. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at bugzilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 12 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23863) and Tenable (23657). Similar entry is available at VDB-2896.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 23657
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1208-1 : bugzilla - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 57581
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1208-1 (bugzilla)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: bugzilla.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugs.debian.org
Researcher: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-4534 (🔍)
X-Force: 23863 - Bugzilla syncshadowdb symlink, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1015411
Vulnerability Center: 13140 - Mozilla Bugzilla 2.9-2.16.10 Allows Local Overwriting of Arbitrary Files, Low
SecurityFocus: 16061 - Bugzilla Syncshadowdb Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 22826 - Debian update for bugzilla, Less Critical
OSVDB: 22061 - Bugzilla syncshadowdb Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/03/2006 11:59
Updated: 07/11/2019 07:04
Changes: 01/03/2006 11:59 (98), 07/11/2019 07:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 18:7A3:103

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