GNOME Rhythmbox up to 0.7.2 code injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNOME Rhythmbox up to 0.7.2. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

(1) AlbumTab.py, (2) ArtistTab.py, (3) LinksTab.py, and (4) LyricsTab.py in the Context module in GNOME Rhythmbox 0.13.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on a temporary HTML template file in the /tmp/context directory.

The weakness was shared 07/17/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at hermes.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3355 since 06/14/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74700 (openSUSE Security Update : rhythmbox (openSUSE-SU-2012:0954-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76538) and Tenable (74700).

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

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Nessus ID: 74700
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : rhythmbox (openSUSE-SU-2012:0954-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841081
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for rhythmbox USN-1503-1
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07/17/2012 +22 days 🔍
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04/15/2013 +272 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
12/06/2021 +2450 days 🔍

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Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: USN-1503-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-3355 (🔍)
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X-Force: 76538
Vulnerability Center: 39112 - GNOME Rhythmbox <=0.13.3 Context Module Allows Local Privilege Escalation via a Symlink Attack, High
SecurityFocus: 54186 - Rhythmbox 'context' Plugin Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/06/2021 12:21
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (57), 04/27/2017 08:38 (10), 12/06/2021 12:14 (3), 12/06/2021 12:21 (1)
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