Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3/3.2 on Windows Local Privilege untrusted search path
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3/3.2 on Windows and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Local Privilege Handler. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-2151. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3/3.2 on Windows (Virtualization Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Local Privilege Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) 3 and 3.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application in an unspecified folder.
The weakness was released 06/10/2013 with Red Hat as RHSA-2013:0925 as confirmed advisory (Red Hat Security Advisory). It is possible to read the advisory at rhn.redhat.com. The advisory contains:
Depending on the permissions of the directories in the unquoted search path, a local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to have a binary of their choosing executed with SYSTEM privileges.The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-2151 since 02/19/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:
An unquoted search path flaw was found in the way RHEV Agent for Windows was installed into the system.
After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78962 (RHEL 6 : rhev-guest-tools-iso (RHSA-2013:0925)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 3.2.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84868), Tenable (78962), SecurityFocus (BID 60473†), OSVDB (102495†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40373†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-12072. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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- Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploiting
Class: Untrusted search pathCWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 78962
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : rhev-guest-tools-iso (RHSA-2013:0925)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Enterprise Virtualization 3.2.8
Timeline
02/19/2013 🔍06/10/2013 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: redhat.comAdvisory: RHSA-2013:0925
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2013-2151 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2151
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12071
X-Force: 84868 - Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager privilege escalation, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 60473 - Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager CVE-2013-2151 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 102495
Vulnerability Center: 40373 - Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization agent on Windows Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via Unquoted Search Path - CVE-2013-2151, High
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 01/27/2014 17:02Updated: 06/08/2021 17:02
Changes: 01/27/2014 17:02 (82), 05/05/2017 08:48 (1), 06/08/2021 17:02 (3)
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Committer: olku
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