VDB-2383 · CVE-2006-3779 · BID 19056

Citrix MetaFrame 1.8/3.0 on Windows Registry Permission privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Citrix MetaFrame 1.8/3.0 on Windows and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Registry Permission Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-3779. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Citrix MetaFrame 1.8/3.0 on Windows (Connectivity Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Registry Permission Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Citrix MetaFrame up to XP 1.0 Feature 1, except when running on Windows Server 2003, installs a registry key with an insecure ACL, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges.

The weakness was presented 07/19/2006 by Andres Tarasco with SIA Group (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3779 since 07/21/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.citrix.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 19056†), OSVDB (27376†), Secunia (SA21076†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016526†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: support.citrix.com

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06/21/2006 🔍
07/18/2006 +27 days 🔍
07/19/2006 +1 days 🔍
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07/21/2006 +1 days 🔍
07/24/2006 +3 days 🔍
04/21/2018 +4289 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: support.citrix.com
Researcher: Andres Tarasco
Organization: SIA Group
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3779 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3779
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2383
SecurityFocus: 19056 - Various Citrix Applications MFEvent.DLL Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21076 - Citrix MetaFrame Insecure Default Registry Key Permissions, Less Critical
OSVDB: 27376 - Citrix MetaFrame Default Registry Key Permission Weakness Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1016526
Vupen: ADV-2006-2862

Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2006 12:55
Updated: 04/21/2018 09:38
Changes: 07/20/2006 12:55 (69), 04/21/2018 09:38 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:A13:103

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