sup 1.2/1.8 Temp File privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in sup 1.2/1.8. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Temp File Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2003-0606. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in sup 1.2/1.8. Affected is an unknown part of the component Temp File Handler. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

sup 1.8 and earlier does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

The weakness was disclosed 08/27/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0606 since 07/28/2003. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15190 (Debian DSA-353-1 : sup - insecure temporary file), 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 Tenable (15190) and SecurityFocus (BID 6150†). The entry VDB-20024 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
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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: 15190
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-353-1 : sup - insecure temporary file
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OpenVAS ID: 53642
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 353-1 (sup)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/09/2002 🔍
07/28/2003 +261 days 🔍
07/29/2003 +1 days 🔍
08/27/2003 +29 days 🔍
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09/29/2004 +399 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3606 days 🔍
06/29/2021 +2511 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0606 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0606
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20772
SecurityFocus: 6150

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:40
Updated: 06/29/2021 08:36
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:40 (58), 04/23/2019 10:55 (3), 06/29/2021 08:36 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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