VDB-15419 · CVE-2000-0296 · BID 1086

Michael A. Gumienny FCheck 2.7.45 File Name Metacharacter privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Michael A. Gumienny FCheck 2.7.45. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component File Name Handler. The manipulation as part of Metacharacter leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0296. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Michael A. Gumienny FCheck 2.7.45. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component File Name Handler. The manipulation as part of a Metacharacter leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

fcheck allows local users to gain privileges by embedding shell metacharacters into file names that are processed by fcheck.

The weakness was shared 03/31/2000 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0296. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 1086†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/31/2000 🔍
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04/03/2000 +3 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +5194 days 🔍
10/08/2020 +2299 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Posted to Bugtraq on March 31, 2000 by Matt Carothers .
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0296 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0296
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15419
SecurityFocus: 1086 - FCheck Shell Metacharacter in Filename Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 01:02
Updated: 10/08/2020 16:44
Changes: 06/24/2014 01:02 (49), 05/23/2018 11:07 (3), 10/08/2020 16:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:203:103

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