VDB-17503 · CVE-2001-0739 · XFDB 7404

Engardelinux Secure Linux 1.0.1 Guardian Digital WebTool Environment Variable privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Engardelinux Secure Linux 1.0.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Guardian Digital WebTool. This manipulation as part of Environment Variable causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2001-0739. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Engardelinux Secure Linux 1.0.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Guardian Digital WebTool. The manipulation as part of a Environment Variable 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:

Guardian Digital WebTool in EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1 allows restarted services to inherit some environmental variables, which could allow local users to gain root privileges.

The weakness was presented 10/18/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at linuxsecurity.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0739. 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 vulnerability database at X-Force (7404). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Engardelinux

Name

Secure Linux

Version

1.0.1

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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: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/18/2001 🔍
10/18/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/09/2014 +4647 days 🔍
04/09/2019 +1735 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: linuxsecurity.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0739 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0739
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17503
X-Force: 7404 - Linux WebTool inherited privileges

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 16:34
Updated: 04/09/2019 14:43
Changes: 07/09/2014 16:34 (38), 04/09/2019 14:43 (11)
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