qpopper 4.0.4/4.0.5 popauth.c

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in qpopper 4.0.4/4.0.5. This affects an unknown function of the file popauth.c. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-1152. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in qpopper 4.0.4/4.0.5. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the file popauth.c. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

popauth.c in qpopper 4.0.5 and earlier does not properly set the umask which may cause qpopper to create files with group or world-writable permissions.

The bug was discovered 05/24/2005. The weakness was released 05/25/2005 by Jens Steube (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1152 since 04/18/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18515 (Debian DSA-728-2 : qpopper - missing privilege release), 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 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20762), Tenable (18515), SecurityFocus (BID 13714†), OSVDB (16811†) and Secunia (SA15475†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-25340. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Class: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 18515
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-728-2 : qpopper - missing privilege release
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OpenVAS ID: 53556
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 728-1 (qpopper)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/23/2005 +35 days 🔍
05/24/2005 +1 days 🔍
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06/06/2005 +11 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3554 days 🔍
06/06/2019 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Jens Steube
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25341
X-Force: 20762
SecurityFocus: 13714 - Qpopper Multiple Insecure File Handling Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15475
OSVDB: 16811 - CVE-2005-1152 - Qpopper - Insecure File Creation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8239 - Qpopper 4.0.5 Allows Creating Arbitrary Files via popauth.c, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/06/2019 16:40
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (68), 06/06/2019 16:40 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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