Linux 2.6.0 setuid Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux 2.6.0. This affects the function setuid. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2916. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux 2.6.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function setuid. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.

The bug was discovered 12/28/2006. The weakness was presented 06/15/2006 by KDE Project (Website). The advisory is shared at kde.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-2916 since 06/08/2006. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21751 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : arts (MDKSA-2006:107)), 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 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27221), Tenable (21751), SecurityFocus (BID 18429†), OSVDB (26506†) and Secunia (SA20677†). 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: 6.3

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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: 21751
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : arts (MDKSA-2006:107)
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OpenVAS ID: 57034
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2006-178-03 arts
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kde.org
Researcher: KDE Project
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2916 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2916
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30813
X-Force: 27221
SecurityFocus: 18429 - KDE ArtsWrapper Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 20677 - aRts "artswrapper" Helper Application setuid Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 26506 - aRts artswrapper Helper Application Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1016298
Vulnerability Center: 12009 - Artswrapper in aRts on Linux 2.6.0 and Later May Allow Local Users to Gain Root Privileges, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2357

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 06/21/2019 09:23
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (85), 06/21/2019 09:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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