Michael C. Toren tcptraceroute 1.4 File Descriptor privileges management
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A vulnerability was found in Michael C. Toren tcptraceroute 1.4 (Network Utility Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component File Descriptor 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. The summary by CVE is:
tcptraceroute 1.4 and earlier does not fully drop privileges after obtaining a file descriptor for capturing packets, which may allow local users to gain access to the descriptor via a separate vulnerability in tcptraceroute.
The weakness was released 08/07/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0489 since 06/27/2003. 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 15167 (Debian DSA-330-1 : tcptraceroute - failure to drop root privileges), 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 (15167).
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
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Nessus ID: 15167
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-330-1 : tcptraceroute - failure to drop root privileges
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OpenVAS ID: 53619
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 330-1 (tcptraceroute)
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Timeline
06/23/2003 🔍06/24/2003 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: debian.orgStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2003-0489 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 8020
Entry
Created: 08/14/2014 18:27Updated: 06/29/2021 06:57
Changes: 08/14/2014 18:27 (59), 04/30/2019 20:26 (3), 06/29/2021 06:57 (4)
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