Knox Software Arkeia 4.2.8.2 File Permission privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Knox Software Arkeia 4.2.8.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component File Permission. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2001-0988. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Knox Software Arkeia 4.2.8.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component File Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Arkeia backup server 4.2.8-2 and earlier creates its database files with world-writable permissions, which could allow local users to overwrite the files or obtain sensitive information.

The weakness was presented 07/23/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0988. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6885) and SecurityFocus (BID 3085†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Timelineinfo

07/23/2001 🔍
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07/07/2014 +4732 days 🔍
05/31/2018 +1424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17083
X-Force: 6885 - Arkeia Server creates files with insecure permissions
SecurityFocus: 3085 - Arkeia Backup World Writable File Creation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 16:00
Updated: 05/31/2018 10:28
Changes: 07/07/2014 16:00 (47), 05/31/2018 10:28 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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