VDB-102853 · CVE-2015-8697 · BID 79713

stalin 0.11-5 File access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in stalin 0.11-5. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes access control (File). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-8697. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in stalin 0.11-5. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (File). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

stalin 0.11-5 allows local users to write to arbitrary files.

The bug was discovered 12/26/2015. The weakness was presented 06/27/2017 by Steve Kemp (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8697 since 12/27/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 549 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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 79713†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

stalin

Version

0.11-5

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Access control / File
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

12/22/2015 🔍
12/26/2015 +4 days 🔍
12/27/2015 +1 days 🔍
06/27/2017 +548 days 🔍
06/27/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/28/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/20/2019 +844 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Steve Kemp
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-8697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102853
SecurityFocus: 79713 - Debian CVE-2015-8697 Stalin Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2017 07:46
Updated: 10/20/2019 18:43
Changes: 06/28/2017 07:46 (58), 10/20/2019 18:43 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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