PADL MigrationTools 46 etc/shadow tmp/nis.$$.ldif information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PADL MigrationTools 46. The affected element is an unknown function of the file etc/shadow. The manipulation of the argument tmp/nis.$$.ldif leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-4683. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PADL MigrationTools 46. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file etc/shadow. The manipulation of the argument tmp/nis.$$.ldif with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

PADL MigrationTools 46, when a failure occurs, stores contents of /etc/shadow in a world-readable /tmp/nis.$$.ldif file, and possibly other sensitive information in other temporary files, which are not properly managed by (1) migrate_all_online.sh, (2) migrate_all_offline.sh, (3) migrate_all_netinfo_online.sh, (4) migrate_all_netinfo_offline.sh, (5) migrate_all_nis_online.sh, (6) migrate_all_nis_offline.sh, (7) migrate_all_nisplus_online.sh, and (8) migrate_all_nisplus_offline.sh.

The weakness was released 12/31/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4683 since 01/31/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (42335), OSVDB (20839†) and Secunia (SA17530†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-28549. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

11/13/2005 🔍
11/15/2005 +2 days 🔍
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12/31/2005 +45 days 🔍
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01/31/2006 +31 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3327 days 🔍
07/16/2018 +1222 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4683 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4683
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28001
X-Force: 42335 - MigrationTools nis.$$.ldif information disclosure
Secunia: 17530 - MigrationTools Insecure Temporary File Usage Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 20839 - PADL MigrationTools Multiple Shell Script Temporary File Information Disclosure
Vupen: ADV-2005-2427

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/16/2018 09:19
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (53), 07/16/2018 09:19 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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