lxterminal up to 0.3.0 Socket File unixsocket.c access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in lxterminal up to 0.3.0. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the file unixsocket.c of the component Socket File Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-10369. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in lxterminal up to 0.3.0 (Windowing System Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file unixsocket.c of the component Socket File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

unixsocket.c in lxterminal through 0.3.0 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (preventing terminal launch), or possibly have other impact (bypassing terminal access control).

The bug was discovered 05/08/2017. The weakness was released 05/08/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-10369 since 05/08/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100107 (Debian DLA-935-1 : lxterminal security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170801 (OpenSUSE Security Update for lxterminal (openSUSE-SU-2018:0149-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (100107). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 100107
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-935-1 : lxterminal security update
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for pcmanfm FEDORA-2017-6950ea5d05
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: f99163c6ff8b2f57c5f37b1ce5d62cf7450d4648

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12/06/2022 +2035 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-10369 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10369
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100931
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10369 - LXTerminal - Denial of Service Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2017 08:31
Updated: 12/06/2022 08:24
Changes: 05/09/2017 08:31 (71), 09/24/2020 15:47 (4), 12/06/2022 08:24 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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