Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 config

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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-16. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The default configuration of autofs 5 in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, omits the nosuid option for the hosts (/net filesystem) map, which allows local users to gain privileges via a setuid program on a remote NFS server.

The bug was discovered 12/04/2007. The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5964 since 11/14/2007. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.004.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67621 (Oracle Linux 5 : autofs (ELSA-2007-1128)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39015) and Tenable (67621).

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 67621
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : autofs (ELSA-2007-1128)
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OpenVAS ID: 880334
OpenVAS Name: Centreon command_name Parameter Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5964 (🔍)
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X-Force: 39015
SecurityTracker: 1019087
Vulnerability Center: 17127 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Allows Local Users to Execute Arbitrary Code with ROOT Privileges, High
SecurityFocus: 26841 - autofs nosuid Mount Option Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 28052 - Red Hat autofs "/net" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 40441 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux autofs /net Local Privilege Escalation

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/01/2019 17:35
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (83), 08/01/2019 17:35 (3)
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