Matthias Ettrich KDM up to 3.5.3 ReadDmrc privileges management
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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Matthias Ettrich KDM up to 3.5.3. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ReadDmrc
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
KDE Display Manager (KDM) in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.5.3 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack related to the session type for login.
The bug was discovered 06/14/2006. The weakness was presented 06/15/2006 by Ludwig Nussel (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kde.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2449 since 05/18/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21720 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdebase (MDKSA-2006:105)), 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.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.kde.org. 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 (27181) and Tenable (21720).
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Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
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Nessus ID: 21720
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdebase (MDKSA-2006:105)
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OpenVAS ID: 57301
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1156-1 (kdebase)
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Patch: ftp.kde.org
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Sources
Advisory: kde.orgResearcher: Ludwig Nussel
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2449 (🔍)
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X-Force: 27181 - KDE Display Manager (KDM) /.dmrc user session type symlink, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1016297
Vulnerability Center: 11968 - KDM Symlink Attack Allows Local Users to Read Arbitrary Files, Low
SecurityFocus: 18431 - KDE KDM Session Type Symbolic Link Vulnerability
Secunia: 21662 - Debian update for kdebase, Less Critical
OSVDB: 26511 - KDE KDM Login Sesson Type Symlink Arbitrary File Read
Vupen: ADV-2006-2355
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 06/26/2006 15:07Updated: 09/05/2019 13:34
Changes: 06/26/2006 15:07 (100), 09/05/2019 13:34 (1)
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