Ubuntu Linux 7.04 Access Restriction access control

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A vulnerability has been found in Ubuntu Linux 7.04 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A regression error in tcp-wrappers 7.6.dbs-10 and 7.6.dbs-11 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions when a service uses libwrap but does not specify server connection information.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2007. The weakness was shared 01/02/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4601 since 08/30/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28111 (Ubuntu 7.04 : tcp-wrappers vulnerability (USN-507-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 9 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36364) and Tenable (28111). The entries VDB-155322, VDB-156205, VDB-157051 and VDB-157470 are related to this item.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 28111
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 7.04 : tcp-wrappers vulnerability (USN-507-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 840101
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for nss USN-2159-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ubuntu.com

Advisory: ubuntu.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-4601 (🔍)
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X-Force: 36364
Vulnerability Center: 22137 - Ubuntu Linux 7.04 TCP Wrapper Remote Security Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability, Medium
Secunia: 26567
OSVDB: 40140 - TCP Wrappers on Linux libwrap daemon_or_port_match Block Bypass

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 09/04/2019 16:47
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (74), 09/04/2019 16:47 (3)
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