GNOME NetworkManager up to 0.8.4 WorkMan improper authentication
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNOME NetworkManager up to 0.8.4. Affected is some unknown processing of the component WorkMan. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
GNOME NetworkManager before 0.8.6 does not properly enforce the auth_admin element in PolicyKit, which allows local users to bypass intended wireless network sharing restrictions via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was presented 09/02/2011 by Jan Lieskovsky as Bug 709662 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-2176 since 05/31/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68306 (Oracle Linux 6 : NetworkManager (ELSA-2011-0930)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 0.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68166) and Tenable (68306).
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 68306
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : NetworkManager (ELSA-2011-0930)
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OpenVAS ID: 863548
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for NetworkManager FEDORA-2011-13388
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: NetworkManager 0.3.1
Timeline
05/31/2011 🔍06/23/2011 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: gnome.orgAdvisory: Bug 709662
Researcher: Jan Lieskovsky
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2176 (🔍)
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X-Force: 68166
SecurityTracker: 1025711 - GNOME NetworkManager Lets Local Users Bypass PolicyKit Settings
Vulnerability Center: 32199 - GNOME NetworkManager Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 48396 - GNOME NetworkManager 'auth_admin' Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 44858 - NetworkManager PolicyKit "auth_admin" Enforcement Weakness, Not Critical
Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/18/2021 15:35
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 03/27/2017 09:09 (18), 11/18/2021 15:35 (3)
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