VDB-26526 · CVE-2005-3118 · BID 15019

William Stearns Mason 1.0.0 Remote Code Execution

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in William Stearns Mason 1.0.0. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mason before 1.0.0 does not install the init script after the user uses Mason to configure a firewall, which causes the system to run without a firewall after a reboot.

The bug was discovered 10/06/2005. The weakness was released 10/06/2005 by Christoph Martin (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-3118 since 10/03/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19953 (Debian DSA-845-1 : mason - programming error), 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 to version 1.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling . The best possible mitigation is suggested to be applying a restrictive firewalling. 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 (19953).

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 19953
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-845-1 : mason - programming error
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OpenVAS ID: 55540
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 845-1 (mason)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Upgrade: Mason 1.0.0

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com
Researcher: Christoph Martin
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3118 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 9409 - Mason Firewall Init Script Loading Failure, High
SecurityFocus: 15019 - Debian Linux Mason Init.d Firewall Loading Failure Vulnerability
Secunia: 17084 - Debian update for mason, Less Critical
OSVDB: 19875 - Debian mason postinst Firewall Startup Failure
Vupen: ADV-2005-1976

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/10/2019 11:38
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (77), 06/10/2019 11:38 (2)
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