mtools up to 3.9.9

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in mtools up to 3.9.9. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-2303. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in mtools up to 3.9.9. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

mtools mformat before 3.9.9 when installed setuid root creates files with world-readable and world-writable permissions which allows local users to read and overwrite files.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2004 by Sebastian Krahmer (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mandriva.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-2303 since 08/16/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14116 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mtools (MDKSA-2004:016)), 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 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 X-Force (15317), Exploit-DB (23759), Tenable (14116) and SecurityFocus (BID 9746†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 14116
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mtools (MDKSA-2004:016)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/25/2004 🔍
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07/31/2004 +157 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +153 days 🔍
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08/16/2005 +228 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3492 days 🔍
12/10/2024 +3563 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mandriva.com
Researcher: Sebastian Krahmer
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2303 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2303
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23203
X-Force: 15317
SecurityFocus: 9746 - MTools MFormat Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 12/10/2024 00:37
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (54), 04/22/2019 10:20 (9), 12/10/2024 00:37 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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