Red Hat Linux 7.2/7.3/8.0 shadow-utils privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Linux 7.2/7.3/8.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component shadow-utils. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-1509. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Red Hat Linux 7.2/7.3/8.0 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component shadow-utils. 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, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

A patch for shadow-utils 20000902 causes the useradd command to create a mail spool files with read/write privileges of the new user s group (mode 660), which allows other users in the same group to read or modify the new user s incoming email.

The bug was discovered 10/08/2002. The weakness was disclosed 03/03/2003 with Redhat as Bug 75418 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1509. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 141 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14010 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : shadow-utils (MDKSA-2003:026)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva 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 (11321), Tenable (14010), SecurityFocus (BID 6897†), OSVDB (14550†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15116†). 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
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Nessus ID: 14010
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : shadow-utils (MDKSA-2003:026)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/08/2002 🔍
02/20/2003 +135 days 🔍
02/26/2003 +6 days 🔍
03/03/2003 +5 days 🔍
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07/31/2004 +516 days 🔍
05/15/2007 +1018 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +2641 days 🔍
07/19/2019 +1807 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 75418
Organization: Redhat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1509 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1509
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20152
X-Force: 11321
SecurityFocus: 6897 - Multiple Vendor useradd Insecure Mail Spool Permissions Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14550 - Multiple Linux distributions shadow patch useradd unauthorized mail access
Vulnerability Center: 15116 - shadow-20000902-mailspool.patch Useradd Creates Group Readable and Writable Mailspool Files, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 18:02
Updated: 07/19/2019 09:49
Changes: 08/07/2014 18:02 (67), 07/19/2019 09:49 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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