F-Secure Anti-Virus Internet Gatekeeper hostname_suid.cgi privileges management
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A vulnerability was found in F-Secure Anti-Virus Internet Gatekeeper (Anti-Malware Software) (affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the file hostname_suid.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 09/29/2005. The weakness was shared 11/07/2005 by Xavier de Leon (Website). The advisory is shared at tigerteam.se. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3546. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
A public exploit has been developed by Xavier de Leon and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 39 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
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 (22966) and Exploit-DB (1297). The entries 26879, 83045, 83046 and 83047 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Xavier de Leon
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: f-secure.comAdvisory: tigerteam.se
Researcher: Xavier de Leon
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2005-3546 (🔍)
X-Force: 22966
SecurityFocus: 15339 - F-Secure Anti-Virus Gatekeeper and Gateway for Linux Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 17467 - F-Secure Anti-Virus Internet Gatekeeper/Linux Gateway Privilege Escalation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 20541 - F-Secure Anti-Virus Internet Gatekeeper/Linux Gateway hostname_suid.cgi Local Privilege Escalation
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 04/29/2016 17:26Updated: 07/27/2022 12:46
Changes: 04/29/2016 17:26 (45), 11/04/2018 08:41 (15), 07/27/2022 12:37 (3), 07/27/2022 12:46 (7)
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