Evan Dandrea usb-creator up to 0.1.0 Helper access control

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A vulnerability was found in Evan Dandrea usb-creator up to 0.1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Helper. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

usb-creator-helper in usb-creator before 0.2.28.3 does not enforce intended PolicyKit restrictions, which allows local users to perform arbitrary unmount operations via the UnmountFile method in a dbus-send command.

The weakness was presented 05/16/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at launchpad.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1828 since 04/27/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55088 (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : usb-creator vulnerability (USN-1127-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 0.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67241), Tenable (55088), SecurityFocus (BID 47679†), Secunia (SA44413†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31496†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 55088
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : usb-creator vulnerability (USN-1127-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 840639
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for usb-creator USN-1127-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: usb-creator 0.1.1

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05/03/2011 +1 days 🔍
05/16/2011 +13 days 🔍
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06/13/2011 +22 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1379 days 🔍
11/07/2021 +2421 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-1127-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57463

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X-Force: 67241
SecurityFocus: 47679 - USB Creator Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 44413 - Ubuntu update for usb-creator, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 31496 - usb-creator \x3C0.2.28.3 Local Security Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability via the UnmpuntFile Method, Low
Vupen: ADV-2011-1143

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 11/07/2021 02:04 PM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (62), 03/22/2017 09:50 PM (14), 11/07/2021 01:52 PM (3), 11/07/2021 01:58 PM (1), 11/07/2021 02:04 PM (2)
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