Red Hat Linux 6.2/7.0 tmpwatch --fuser privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Linux 6.2/7.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file tmpwatch. The manipulation of the argument --fuser leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0816. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Linux 6.2/7.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file tmpwatch. The manipulation of the argument --fuser with an unknown input 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Linux tmpwatch --fuser option allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by creating files whose names contain shell metacharacters.

The issue has been introduced in 04/03/2000. The weakness was shared 10/06/2000 with X-Force (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0816. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 186 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61846 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tmpwatch (MDKSA-2000:056)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5320), Exploit-DB (20285), Tenable (61846), SecurityFocus (BID 1785†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1107†). The entry VDB-15808 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 61846
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tmpwatch (MDKSA-2000:056)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/03/2000 🔍
10/06/2000 +186 days 🔍
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10/07/2000 +1 days 🔍
03/18/2003 +892 days 🔍
09/06/2012 +3460 days 🔍
06/25/2014 +657 days 🔍
12/02/2024 +3813 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: X-Force
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0816 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15809
X-Force: 5320
SecurityFocus: 1785 - Tmpwatch Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1107 - Linux Tmpwatch fuser Allows Arbitrary Command Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 16:08
Updated: 12/02/2024 17:24
Changes: 06/25/2014 16:08 (72), 05/09/2019 17:40 (7), 12/02/2024 17:24 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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