Andries Brouwer util-linux 2.11 Login information disclosure

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Andries Brouwer util-linux 2.11. Affected is an unknown part of the component Login. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The login program in util-linux 2.11 and earlier uses a pointer after it has been freed and reallocated, which could cause login to leak sensitive data.

The bug was discovered 01/19/2004. The weakness was disclosed 02/03/2004 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0080. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 15 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14471 (GLSA-200404-06 : Util-linux login may leak sensitive data), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15016) and Tenable (14471).

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14471
Nessus Name: GLSA-200404-06 : Util-linux login may leak sensitive data
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OpenVAS ID: 54545
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200404-06 ()
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/23/2004 +85 days 🔍
10/15/2014 +3613 days 🔍
06/04/2019 +1693 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0080 (🔍)
X-Force: 15016
Vulnerability Center: 5942 - util-linux Allows Obtaining Information via Login, Low
SecurityFocus: 9558 - Util-Linux Login Program Information Leakage Vulnerability
Secunia: 10773 - Red Hat util-linux Login Program Information Leakage, Not Critical
OSVDB: 3796 - Red Hat util-linux Login Program Information Leakage

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 15:10
Updated: 06/04/2019 21:57
Changes: 10/15/2014 15:10 (80), 06/04/2019 21:57 (2)
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