Juju up to 1.25.11/2.0.3/2.1.2 Unix Domain Socket access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Juju up to 1.25.11/2.0.3/2.1.2 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Unix Domain Socket Handler. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-9232. The attack is only possible with local access. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Juju up to 1.25.11/2.0.3/2.1.2. Affected is an unknown code of the component Unix Domain Socket Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Juju before 1.25.12, 2.0.x before 2.0.4, and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 uses a UNIX domain socket without setting appropriate permissions, allowing privilege escalation by users on the system to root.

The bug was discovered 05/26/2017. The weakness was released 05/28/2017 by ryan (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-9232 since 05/24/2017. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100509 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 / 17.04 : juju-core vulnerability (USN-3300-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196795 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Juju-core Vulnerability (USN-3300-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.25.12, 2.0.4 or 2.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (44023), Tenable (100509) and SecurityFocus (BID 98737†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-101447. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 100509
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 / 17.04 : juju-core vulnerability (USN-3300-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for juju-core USN-3300-1
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MetaSploit ID: juju_run_agent_priv_esc.rb
MetaSploit Name: Juju-run Agent Privilege Escalation
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Juju 1.25.12/2.0.4/2.1.3

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05/24/2017 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3300-1
Researcher: Ryan Beisner (ryan)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-9232 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9232
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101826
SecurityFocus: 98737 - Juju CVE-2017-8849 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-9232 - Canonical - Juju - Privilege Escalation Issue

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

Created: 05/28/2017 12:47
Updated: 12/26/2024 03:43
Changes: 05/28/2017 12:47 (74), 10/03/2020 17:33 (10), 12/25/2020 17:48 (2), 12/07/2022 13:04 (3), 08/19/2024 11:41 (16), 12/26/2024 03:43 (4)
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