Debian Linux 3.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Debian Linux 3.0. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-1340. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Debian Linux 3.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 installs the libpam-radius-auth package with the pam_radius_auth.conf set to be world-readable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2005. The weakness was disclosed 01/26/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1340 since 01/06/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16252 (Debian DSA-659-1 : libpam-radius-auth - information leak, integer underflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19087), Tenable (16252), SecurityFocus (BID 12375†), OSVDB (13203†) and Secunia (SA14046†). The entry VDB-23835 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 16252
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-659-1 : libpam-radius-auth - information leak, integer underflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53492
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 659-1 (libpam-radius-auth)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: debian.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1340 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1340
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23872
X-Force: 19087
SecurityFocus: 12375 - Debian Pam Radius Auth File Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 14046
OSVDB: 13203 - CVE-2004-1340 - Debian GNU.Linux - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1013030
Vulnerability Center: 6980 - Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Allows Obtaining Sensitive Information via pam_radius_auth.conf, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 05/29/2019 18:32
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (67), 05/29/2019 18:32 (13)
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