Gentoo Linux 0.7.2-r2 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gentoo Linux 0.7.2-r2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0071. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gentoo Linux 0.7.2-r2. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files as gid 0.

The weakness was released 01/03/2006 by Tavis Ormandy (Website). The advisory is available at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-0071. 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 T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20411 (GLSA-200601-01 : pinentry: Local privilege escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

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 (23959), Tenable (20411), SecurityFocus (BID 16120†), OSVDB (22211†) and Secunia (SA18284†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 20411
Nessus Name: GLSA-200601-01 : pinentry: Local privilege escalation
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OpenVAS ID: 56318
OpenVAS Name: pinentry -- local privilege escalation
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0071 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0071
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28186
X-Force: 23959
SecurityFocus: 16120
Secunia: 18284
OSVDB: 22211 - pinentry on Gentoo Linux Installation Permission Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 28268 - Ebuild for Pinentry Before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/07/2021 11:42
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (57), 03/09/2017 12:06 (10), 07/07/2021 11:35 (3), 07/07/2021 11:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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