Kleopatra up to 3.1.11 on GnuPG DLL privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kleopatra up to 3.1.11 on GnuPG and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-24972. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kleopatra up to 3.1.11 on GnuPG and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Kleopatra component before 3.1.12 (and before 20.07.80) for GnuPG allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because openpgp4fpr: URLs are supported without safe handling of command-line options. The Qt platformpluginpath command-line option can be used to load an arbitrary DLL.

The weakness was published 08/29/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-24972 since 08/28/2020. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 3.1.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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: Kleopatra 3.1.12

Timelineinfo

08/28/2020 🔍
08/29/2020 +1 days 🔍
08/30/2020 +1 days 🔍
11/11/2020 +73 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-24972 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-24972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-160430

Entryinfo

Created: 08/30/2020 08:49
Updated: 11/11/2020 22:03
Changes: 08/30/2020 08:49 (37), 08/30/2020 08:54 (11), 11/11/2020 22:03 (1)
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