AOL Instant Messenger up to 9.0 Application Path privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in AOL Instant Messenger up to 9.0 (Messaging Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Application Path 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:

AOL 9.0 Security Edition revision 4184.2340, and probably other versions, uses insecure permissions (Everyone/Full Control) for the "America Online 9.0" directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical files.

The bug was discovered 02/09/2006. The weakness was released 08/18/2006 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0948 since 03/01/2006. The attack needs to approached within the local network. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 190 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at aol.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (28445).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: aol.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: aol.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0948 (🔍)
X-Force: 28445 - AOL default insecure permissions, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1016717
SecurityFocus: 19583 - AOL Security Edition Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 18734 - AOL Insecure Default Directory Permissions, Less Critical
OSVDB: 27995 - AOL Directory Permission Weakness Local Privilege Escalation
Vupen: ADV-2006-3317

Entryinfo

Created: 08/18/2006 16:43
Updated: 03/23/2019 15:40
Changes: 08/18/2006 16:43 (57), 03/23/2019 15:40 (24)
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