SuSE Linux 8.1/8.2/9.0/9.1 privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in SuSE Linux 8.1/8.2/9.0/9.1 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. 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:

a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.

The bug was discovered 08/26/2004. The weakness was released 01/10/2005 by Rudolf Polzer (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1170 since 12/09/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 116 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16008 (Debian DSA-612-1 : a2ps - unsanitised input), 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 even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17127), Exploit-DB (24406), Tenable (16008), SecurityFocus (BID 11025†) and OSVDB (9176†).

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 16008
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-612-1 : a2ps - unsanitised input
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OpenVAS ID: 53717
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 612-1 (a2ps)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: suse.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Rudolf Polzer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-1170 (🔍)
X-Force: 17127
SecurityFocus: 11025 - GNU a2ps File Name Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 12375
OSVDB: 9176 - GNU a2ps allows elevated privileges
Vulnerability Center: 8158 - Code Execution in GNU a2ps 4.13 b, 4.13 via Filename, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14 PM
Updated: 12/07/2024 06:28 AM
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 PM (71), 06/05/2019 04:24 PM (7), 12/07/2024 06:28 AM (27)
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