Smb4K up to 1.1.0 insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Smb4K up to 1.1.0. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-2581. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Smb4K up to 1.1.0. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Smb4K before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via vectors related to the cuid option in the "Additional options" line edit.

The weakness was presented 04/22/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at lists.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2581 since 03/21/2014. 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 T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74282 (Fedora 20 : smb4k-1.1.2-1.fc20 (2014-6258)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122153 (Fedora Security Update for smb4k (FEDORA-2014-6258)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (74282). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 74282
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : smb4k-1.1.2-1.fc20 (2014-6258)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Smb4K 1.1.1

Timelineinfo

03/21/2014 🔍
06/03/2014 +73 days 🔍
04/22/2023 +3245 days 🔍
04/22/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/18/2024 +606 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.fedoraproject.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-2581 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2581
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227163

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2023 08:59
Updated: 12/18/2024 11:52
Changes: 04/22/2023 08:59 (53), 06/11/2024 03:09 (18), 12/18/2024 11:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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