GNOME glib up to 2.61.1 File Permission gio/gfile.c file_copy_fallback permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in GNOME glib up to 2.61.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function file_copy_fallback of the file gio/gfile.c of the component File Permission. The manipulation results in permission. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2019-12450. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNOME glib up to 2.61.1. Affected is the function file_copy_fallback of the file gio/gfile.c of the component File Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-275. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

file_copy_fallback in gio/gfile.c in GNOME GLib 2.15.0 through 2.61.1 does not properly restrict file permissions while a copy operation is in progress. Instead, default permissions are used.

The weakness was released 05/29/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-12450 since 05/29/2019. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197494 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Glib2.0 Vulnerability (USN-4014-1)).

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

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Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Patch: gitlab.gnome.org

Timelineinfo

05/29/2019 🔍
05/29/2019 +0 days 🔍
05/30/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/25/2023 +1579 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: RHSA-2019:3530
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-12450 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-12450
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135696

Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2019 09:11
Updated: 09/25/2023 08:36
Changes: 05/30/2019 09:11 (57), 06/17/2020 08:59 (2), 09/25/2023 08:36 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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