GIMPS 23.9 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in GIMPS 23.9. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1116. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GIMPS 23.9 (Image Processing Software). Affected is an unknown code block. 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:

the init scripts in great internet mersenne prime search (gimps) 23.9 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

The weakness was published 01/10/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1116 since 11/30/2004. 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 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 11698†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28869†). Similar entries are available at VDB-23701 and VDB-23699. Once again VulDB remains the best source 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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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 🔍
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11/30/2004 +13 days 🔍
01/10/2005 +41 days 🔍
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12/29/2010 +2179 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +1532 days 🔍
07/01/2021 +2305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1116 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1116
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23700
X-Force: 18149
SecurityFocus: 11698 - Gentoo GIMPS EBuild Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 28869 - GIMPS 23.9 and Earlier Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via Programs Modification, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 07/01/2021 09:20
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (53), 03/12/2017 08:54 (12), 07/01/2021 09:20 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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