VDB-18500 · CVE-2002-0424 · XFDB 8381

Efingerd 1.3/1.6.1 .efingerd -u privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Efingerd 1.3/1.6.1. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file .efingerd. Such manipulation of the argument -u leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-0424. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Efingerd 1.3/1.6.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file .efingerd. The manipulation of the argument -u 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:

efingerd 1.61 and earlier, when configured without the -u option, executes .efingerd files as the efingerd user (typically "nobody"), which allows local users to gain privileges as the efingerd user by modifying their own .efingerd file and running finger.

The weakness was published 08/12/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0424. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 (8381) and SecurityFocus (BID 4240†). Similar entry is available at VDB-18499. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

Efingerd

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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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

03/06/2002 🔍
08/12/2002 +159 days 🔍
08/12/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +4362 days 🔍
06/07/2018 +1416 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0424 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0424
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18500
X-Force: 8381 - efingerd .efingerd file execution
SecurityFocus: 4240 - EFingerD User Configuration File Command Execution Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 20:57
Updated: 06/07/2018 09:08
Changes: 07/22/2014 20:57 (48), 06/07/2018 09:08 (6)
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