VDB-20450 · CVE-2003-0256 · Nessus 14039

KDE Kopete 0.6.1 GnuPG Plugin privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in KDE Kopete 0.6.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component GnuPG Plugin. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2003-0256. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in KDE Kopete 0.6.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component GnuPG Plugin. 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:

The GnuPG plugin in kopete before 0.6.2 does not properly cleanse the command line when executing gpg, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

The weakness was published 05/27/2003 (Website). The advisory is available at mandriva.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0256 since 05/07/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14039 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kopete (MDKSA-2003:055)), 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 to version 0.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (14039). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Kopete

Version

0.6.1

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://kde.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14039
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kopete (MDKSA-2003:055)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kopete 0.6.2

Timelineinfo

05/07/2003 🔍
05/08/2003 +1 days 🔍
05/27/2003 +19 days 🔍
05/27/2003 +0 days 🔍
07/31/2004 +431 days 🔍
08/11/2014 +3663 days 🔍
04/23/2019 +1716 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: mandriva.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0256 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0256
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20450

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2014 23:56
Updated: 04/23/2019 09:50
Changes: 08/11/2014 23:56 (57), 04/23/2019 09:50 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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