GNU WildFly up to 16.0.0.Final /var/run/jboss-eap/ race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GNU WildFly up to 16.0.0.Final and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file /var/run/jboss-eap/. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2019-3805. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU WildFly up to 16.0.0.Final (Application Server Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file /var/run/jboss-eap/. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was discovered in wildfly versions up to 16.0.0.Final that would allow local users who are able to execute init.d script to terminate arbitrary processes on the system. An attacker could exploit this by modifying the PID file in /var/run/jboss-eap/ allowing the init.d script to terminate any process as root.

The bug was discovered 05/06/2019. The weakness was published 05/03/2019 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-3805 since 01/03/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 237202 (Red Hat Update for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.1 on RHEL 7 (RHSA-2019:1108)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entry is available at VDB-134376. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2019 🔍
05/03/2019 +120 days 🔍
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05/06/2019 +2 days 🔍
09/12/2023 +1590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: RHSA-2019:1106
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-3805 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-3805
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134375
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/04/2019 08:29
Updated: 09/12/2023 12:55
Changes: 05/04/2019 08:29 (60), 06/06/2020 17:03 (2), 09/12/2023 12:47 (3), 09/12/2023 12:55 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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