GNOME esound 0.2.19 Unix Domain Socket race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME esound 0.2.19. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Unix Domain Socket Handler. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2000-0864. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GNOME esound 0.2.19. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Unix Domain Socket Handler. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in the creation of a Unix domain socket in GNOME esound 0.2.19 and earlier allows a local user to change the permissions of arbitrary files and directories, and gain additional privileges, via a symlink attack.

The weakness was published 11/14/2000 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0864. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61841 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : esound (MDKSA-2000:051)), 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 before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5213), Exploit-DB (20212), Tenable (61841) and SecurityFocus (BID 1659†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 61841
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : esound (MDKSA-2000:051)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/27/2000 +27 days 🔍
11/14/2000 +48 days 🔍
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06/30/2014 +662 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0864 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15995
X-Force: 5213
SecurityFocus: 1659 - GNOME esound Unix Domain Socket Race Condition Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2014 16:03
Updated: 01/23/2025 21:27
Changes: 06/30/2014 16:03 (61), 04/30/2019 21:45 (1), 12/14/2024 22:18 (19), 01/23/2025 21:27 (2)
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