Hex-Rays SA IDA up to 6.3 idapython privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hex-Rays SA IDA up to 6.3. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component idapython. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Hex-Rays SA IDA up to 6.3. This affects an unknown code block of the component idapython. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was shared 06/13/2014 by Greg MacManus with 0-day as Cumulative fix of potentially critical bugs found in IDA as confirmed release notes (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at hex-rays.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

IDA could load some scripts with predetermined names from the directory with the input file.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 816 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 6.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at hex-rays.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The release notes contains the following remark:

We provide fixes for both 6.1 and 6.2.

The entries VDB-8836, VDB-8837, VDB-8838 and VDB-9525 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IDA 6.3

Timelineinfo

03/19/2012 🔍
06/13/2014 +816 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +0 days 🔍
06/14/2014 +1 days 🔍
04/03/2019 +1754 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Cumulative fix of potentially critical bugs found in IDA
Researcher: Greg MacManus
Organization: 0-day
Status: Confirmed
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13599
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2014 17:15
Updated: 04/03/2019 10:18
Changes: 06/14/2014 17:15 (52), 04/03/2019 10:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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