Andries Brouwer man 1.5h1/1.5i/1.5i2/1.5j/1.5k Quote my_xsprintf privileges management
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Andries Brouwer man 1.5h1/1.5i/1.5i2/1.5j/1.5k. This affects the function my_xsprintf
of the component Quote Handler. 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:
man before 1.5l allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed man file with improper quotes, which causes the my_xsprintf function to return a string with the value "unsafe," which is then executed as a program via a system call if it is in the search path of the user who runs man.
The bug was discovered 03/11/2003. The weakness was published 03/18/2003 by Jack (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.info. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0124. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14038 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : man (MDKSA-2003:054)), 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 to version 1.5l eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11512) and Tenable (14038).
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Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 14038
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : man (MDKSA-2003:054)
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Upgrade: man 1.5l
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Sources
Advisory: marc.infoResearcher: Jack
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2003-0124 (🔍)
X-Force: 11512
Vulnerability Center: 15243 - Man before 1.5l Remote Code Execution via a Malformed Man File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 7066 - Man Program Unsafe Return Value Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8806 - man my_xsprintf() could allow code execution
Entry
Created: 08/08/2014 11:33Updated: 07/20/2019 06:53
Changes: 08/08/2014 11:33 (70), 07/20/2019 06:53 (5)
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