SuSE Linux up to 8.1 LPRng privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SuSE Linux up to 8.1. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component LPRng. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1285. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SuSE Linux up to 8.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component LPRng. 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:

runlpr in the LPRng package allows the local lp user to gain root privileges via certain command line arguments.

The weakness was released 11/29/2002 with SuSE (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at novell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1285. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/30/2024). 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 (10525) and SecurityFocus (BID 6077†). 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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/31/2002 🔍
11/29/2002 +29 days 🔍
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07/31/2014 +4262 days 🔍
06/30/2024 +3622 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: suse.com

Advisory: novell.com
Organization: SuSE
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19171
X-Force: 10525
SecurityFocus: 6077

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 16:28
Updated: 06/30/2024 17:47
Changes: 07/31/2014 16:28 (44), 06/09/2018 11:00 (6), 06/30/2024 17:47 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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