perl up to 5.8.6 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in perl and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-4278. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in perl (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. 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:

untrusted search path vulnerability in perl before 5.8.7-r1 on gentoo linux allows local users in the portage group to gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the portage temporary build directory which is part of the runpath.

The weakness was presented 12/16/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-4278. 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 20034 (GLSA-200510-14 : Perl, Qt-UnixODBC, CMake: RUNPATH issues), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121527 (Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities in Perl 5.8).

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 (24601), Tenable (20034), SecurityFocus (BID 15120†), OSVDB (20086†) and Secunia (SA17232†). See VDB-955, VDB-1089, VDB-1172 and VDB-1270 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 20034
Nessus Name: GLSA-200510-14 : Perl, Qt-UnixODBC, CMake: RUNPATH issues
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OpenVAS ID: 55649
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200510-14 (Perl Qt-UnixODBC CMake)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4278 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4278
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27528
X-Force: 24601
SecurityFocus: 15120 - Gentoo Linux Multiple Packages Insecure RUNPATH Vulnerability
Secunia: 17232
OSVDB: 20086 - Perl RUNPATH Variable Local Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 28432 - Perl before 5.8.7-r1 on Gentoo Linux Local Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/06/2021 21:42
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (61), 03/10/2017 10:25 (11), 07/06/2021 21:28 (3), 07/06/2021 21:42 (1)
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