SSSD prior 1.0.0 Security Service access control

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SSSD. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Security Service. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) before 1.9.4, when (1) creating, (2) copying, or (3) removing a user home directory tree, allows local users to create, modify, or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on another user s files.

The weakness was released 02/24/2013 by Florian Weimer (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at fedorahosted.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-0219 since 12/06/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70246 (RHEL 5 : sssd (RHSA-2013:1319)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120968 (Red Hat Update for SSSD (RHSA-2013:0508)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81508) and Tenable (70246). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 63632.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 70246
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : sssd (RHSA-2013:1319)
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OpenVAS ID: 881679
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for libipa_hbac CESA-2013:0508 centos6
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SSSD 1.0.0
Patch: git.fedorahosted.org

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12/06/2012 🔍
01/23/2013 +48 days 🔍
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02/24/2013 +31 days 🔍
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10/01/2013 +211 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +539 days 🔍
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Advisory: RHSA-2013:1319
Researcher: Florian Weimer
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CVE: CVE-2013-0219 (🔍)
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X-Force: 81508
Vulnerability Center: 38615 - SSSD <1.9.4 Improper Use Home Directory Tree Handling Allows Local File Access via a Symlink Attack, Low
SecurityFocus: 57539 - SSSD Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51928

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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/29/2021 14:20
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (67), 04/25/2017 11:27 (7), 12/29/2021 14:14 (4), 12/29/2021 14:17 (1), 12/29/2021 14:20 (2)
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