fcron 2.0.1/2.9.4 fcronsighup information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in fcron 2.0.1/2.9.4. This affects an unknown function of the component fcronsighup. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2004-1032. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in fcron 2.0.1/2.9.4. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component fcronsighup. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

fcronsighup in fcron 2.0.1 2.9.4 and possibly earlier versions allows local users to delete arbitrary files or create arbitrary empty files via a target filename with a large number of leading slash (/) characters such that fcronsighup does not properly append the intended fcrontab.sig to the resulting string.

The bug was discovered 11/15/2004. The weakness was published 03/01/2005 by Karol Wiesek (Website). The advisory is available at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1032 since 11/12/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 67 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19148 (FreeBSD : fcron -- multiple vulnerabilities (e480ccb2-6bc8-11d9-8dbe-000a95bc6fae)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18077), Tenable (19148), SecurityFocus (BID 11684†), OSVDB (11836†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8184†). Similar entries are available at VDB-24011, VDB-24009 and VDB-24008. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 19148
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : fcron -- multiple vulnerabilities (e480ccb2-6bc8-11d9-8dbe-000a95bc6fae)
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OpenVAS ID: 52218
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: fcron
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/12/2004 🔍
11/15/2004 +3 days 🔍
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01/21/2005 +67 days 🔍
03/01/2005 +39 days 🔍
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05/30/2005 +90 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +44 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3527 days 🔍
06/02/2019 +1544 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Researcher: Karol Wiesek
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24010
X-Force: 18077
SecurityFocus: 11684 - Fcron FCronTab/FCronSighUp Multiple Local Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 11836 - CVE-2004-1032 - FCron - File Modification Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8184 - Fcron 2.0.1, 2.9.4 Allows Deleting and Creating Arbitrary Files via fcronsighup Tool, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/02/2019 01:00
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (66), 06/02/2019 01:00 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:F23:103

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