gv up to 3.5.8 Filename privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in gv. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Filename Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1569. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in gv. This affects an unknown code of the component Filename 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. The summary by CVE is:

gv 3.5.8, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename for (1) a PDF file or (2) a gzip file.

The weakness was published 11/17/2003 by Marc Bevand (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1569 since 10/22/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 (10231) and SecurityFocus (BID 5840†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/01/2002 🔍
10/22/2003 +386 days 🔍
11/17/2003 +26 days 🔍
11/17/2003 +0 days 🔍
08/15/2014 +3924 days 🔍
06/15/2018 +1400 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Marc Bevand
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1569 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1569
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20955
X-Force: 10231 - gv system function malformed file name shell command execution
SecurityFocus: 5840 - GV Gunzipped Archive Malicious File Name Command Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 16:31
Updated: 06/15/2018 08:10
Changes: 08/15/2014 16:31 (47), 06/15/2018 08:10 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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