dhcpcd 1.3.17 Pl2/1.3.22 Pl1 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in dhcpcd 1.3.17 Pl2/1.3.22 Pl1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-1403. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in dhcpcd 1.3.17 Pl2/1.3.22 Pl1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

dhcpcd DHCP client daemon 1.3.22 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters that are fed from a dhcpd .info script into a .exe script.

The weakness was released 01/17/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1403. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15056 (Debian DSA-219-1 : dhcpcd - remote command execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10663), Tenable (15056) and SecurityFocus (BID 6200†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15056
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-219-1 : dhcpcd - remote command execution
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OpenVAS ID: 53741
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 219-1 (dhcpcd)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/18/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +43 days 🔍
01/17/2003 +17 days 🔍
01/17/2003 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +621 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +3599 days 🔍
05/05/2019 +1732 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1403 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1403
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20096
X-Force: 10663
SecurityFocus: 6200 - DHCPCD Character Expansion Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 17:08
Updated: 05/05/2019 16:08
Changes: 08/07/2014 17:08 (60), 05/05/2019 16:08 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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