Bill Abt Next Generation POSIX Threading 1.9.0 Shared Memory privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Bill Abt Next Generation POSIX Threading 1.9.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Shared Memory. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2038. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bill Abt Next Generation POSIX Threading 1.9.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part of the component Shared Memory. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Next Generation POSIX Threading (NGPT) 1.9.0 uses a filesystem-based shared memory entry, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or in threaded processes or spoof files via unknown methods.

The weakness was published 12/31/2002 by FIRST (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-2038 since 07/14/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly 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 (9255) and SecurityFocus (BID 4913†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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

06/03/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +211 days 🔍
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07/14/2005 +926 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3309 days 🔍
07/08/2024 +3624 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19680
X-Force: 9255
SecurityFocus: 4913 - Next Generation POSIX Threading Shared Memory Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 12:02
Updated: 07/08/2024 01:55
Changes: 08/05/2014 12:02 (50), 04/20/2019 00:20 (1), 07/08/2024 01:55 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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