VDB-94864 · OSVDB 615

BSD Mail /usr/ucb/mail File privileges management

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A vulnerability has been found in BSD (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file /usr/ucb/mail of the component Mail. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (File). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 07/31/1985 by Bjorn Eriksen (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitydigest.org. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

The entries 94863 and 94861 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Privileges management / File
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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07/31/1985 🔍
07/31/1985 +0 days 🔍
09/12/2002 +6252 days 🔍
01/02/2017 +5225 days 🔍
07/13/2020 +1288 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitydigest.org
Researcher: Bjorn Eriksen
Status: Not defined
OSVDB: 615 - BSD mail Mail Append Arbitrary File Modification

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/02/2017 05:17 PM
Updated: 07/13/2020 10:20 AM
Changes: 01/02/2017 05:17 PM (42), 07/13/2020 10:20 AM (1)
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