Slackware Linux 9.0 Quota rc.M privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Slackware Linux 9.0. This affects an unknown part of the file rc.M of the component Quota Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2003-0335. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Slackware Linux 9.0 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file rc.M of the component Quota Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

rc.M in Slackware 9.0 calls quotacheck with the -M option, which causes the filesystem to be remounted and possibly reset security-relevant mount flags such as nosuid, nodev, and noexec.

The bug was discovered 05/21/2003. The weakness was published 05/22/2003 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0335 since 05/22/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is 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 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18723 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 (12392), Tenable (18723), SecurityFocus (BID 7654†), OSVDB (12315†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8625†). 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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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 18723
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05/21/2003 🔍
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08/11/2014 +3305 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0335 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0335
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20440
X-Force: 12392
SecurityFocus: 7654 - Slackware rc.M Runlevel Script Unexpected Partition Remounting Weakness
OSVDB: 12315 - Slackware - rc.M Runlevel Script - Unexpected Partition Remounting Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 8625 - rc.M in Slackware 9.0 May Reset Security Relevant Mount Flags, High

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2014 23:53
Updated: 06/28/2021 14:44
Changes: 08/11/2014 23:53 (60), 06/07/2019 09:24 (5), 06/28/2021 14:44 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:EDA:103

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