SETI 3.08-r3 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in SETI 3.08-r3. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1115. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SETI 3.08-r3. This issue affects an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

the init scripts in search for extraterrestrial intelligence (seti) project 3.08-r3 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

The weakness was shared 01/10/2005 with Gentoo (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1115 since 11/30/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15754 (GLSA-200411-26 : GIMPS, SETI@home, ChessBrain: Insecure installation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

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 (18149), Tenable (15754), SecurityFocus (BID 11699†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28870†). The entries VDB-23701 and VDB-23700 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: 15754
Nessus Name: GLSA-200411-26 : GIMPS, SETI@home, ChessBrain: Insecure installation
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OpenVAS ID: 54747
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200411-26 (GIMPS,SETI@home,ChessBrain)
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11/17/2004 🔍
11/17/2004 +0 days 🔍
11/18/2004 +1 days 🔍
11/30/2004 +12 days 🔍
01/10/2005 +41 days 🔍
01/10/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/29/2010 +2179 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +1532 days 🔍
07/01/2021 +2305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1115 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1115
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23699
X-Force: 18149
SecurityFocus: 11699 - Gentoo SETI@home EBuild Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 28870 - Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Project 3.08-r3 and Earlier Local Privilege Escalation, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 07/01/2021 09:18
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (56), 03/12/2017 08:54 (11), 07/01/2021 09:18 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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