subscription-manager up to 1.19.3 DBus Interface access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in subscription-manager up to 1.19.3. This vulnerability affects the function com.redhat.RHSM1.Facts.GetFacts/com.redhat.RHSM1.Config.Set of the component DBus Interface. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-2663. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in subscription-manager up to 1.19.3. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function com.redhat.RHSM1.Facts.GetFacts/com.redhat.RHSM1.Config.Set of the component DBus Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

It was found that subscription-manager's DBus interface before 1.19.4 let unprivileged user access the com.redhat.RHSM1.Facts.GetFacts and com.redhat.RHSM1.Config.Set methods. An unprivileged local attacker could use these methods to gain access to private information, or launch a privilege escalation attack.

The bug was discovered 03/22/2017. The weakness was published 07/27/2018 by Cedric Buissart with Red Hat as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-2663 since 11/30/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 492 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118960 (Fedora 27 : subscription-manager (2018-91ba32a0ff)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.19.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (118960) and SecurityFocus (BID 97015†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 118960
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : subscription-manager (2018-91ba32a0ff)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: subscription-manager 1.19.4
Patch: github.com

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11/30/2016 🔍
03/21/2017 +110 days 🔍
03/22/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/27/2018 +491 days 🔍
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07/28/2018 +1 days 🔍
11/15/2018 +110 days 🔍
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04/27/2023 +1624 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Researcher: Cedric Buissart
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-2663 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2663
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122290
SecurityFocus: 97015 - Candlepin subscription-manager CVE-2017-2663 Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 07/28/2018 07:14
Updated: 04/27/2023 13:59
Changes: 07/28/2018 07:14 (73), 03/11/2020 07:24 (7), 04/27/2023 13:54 (4), 04/27/2023 13:59 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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