kphone 4.2 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in kphone 4.2. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-2442. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in kphone 4.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

kphone 4.2 creates .qt/kphonerc with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to read usernames and SIP passwords.

The bug was discovered 11/05/2005. The weakness was disclosed 05/18/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2442 since 05/17/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 194 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21600 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kphone (MDKSA-2006:089)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26552), Tenable (21600), SecurityFocus (BID 18049†), OSVDB (30948†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11699†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21600
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kphone (MDKSA-2006:089)
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OpenVAS ID: 56779
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1062-1 (kphone)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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11/05/2005 🔍
05/17/2006 +193 days 🔍
05/18/2006 +1 days 🔍
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05/19/2006 +1 days 🔍
05/24/2006 +5 days 🔍
05/27/2006 +3 days 🔍
05/30/2006 +3 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3208 days 🔍
06/19/2019 +1560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.debian.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-2442 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2442
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30292
X-Force: 26552
SecurityFocus: 18049 - KPhone Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 30948 - KPhone - Local Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 11699 - Kphone Usernames and Passwords Disclosure via Insecure File Permissions, Low
Vupen: ADV-2006-1862

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/19/2019 16:34
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (68), 06/19/2019 16:34 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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