Red Hat Linux 7.1 Korean privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Linux 7.1. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Korean Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0859. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Linux 7.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Korean 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

2.4.3-12 kernel in Red Hat Linux 7.1 Korean installation program sets the setting default umask for init to 000, which installs files with world-writeable permissions.

The issue has been introduced in 04/16/2001. The weakness was disclosed 12/06/2001 with Redhat (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0859. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 234 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7549) and SecurityFocus (BID 3527†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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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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Timelineinfo

04/16/2001 🔍
11/13/2001 +211 days 🔍
12/06/2001 +23 days 🔍
12/06/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +4600 days 🔍
04/14/2019 +1738 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Redhat
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0859 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0859
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17717
X-Force: 7549
SecurityFocus: 3527 - RedHat Linux Korean Installation Insecure Default UMask Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 10:47
Updated: 04/14/2019 18:26
Changes: 07/11/2014 10:47 (52), 04/14/2019 18:26 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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