VDB-33130 · CVE-2006-5737 · SA22622

PunBB 1.2.14 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PunBB 1.2.14. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-5737. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PunBB 1.2.14 (Forum Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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:

PunBB uses a predictable cookie_seed value that can be derived from the time of registration of the superadmin account (installation time), which might allow local users to perform unauthorized actions.

The weakness was published 11/06/2006 by nms (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-5737 since 11/06/2006. 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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (30134†), Secunia (SA22622†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017131†). Similar entries are available at VDB-33129 and VDB-33128. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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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: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/30/2006 🔍
10/31/2006 +1 days 🔍
11/06/2006 +5 days 🔍
11/06/2006 +0 days 🔍
11/06/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3048 days 🔍
08/07/2018 +1244 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: nms
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5737 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5737
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33130
Secunia: 22622
OSVDB: 30134 - PunBB Predictable cookie_seed Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1017131

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 08/07/2018 09:32
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (52), 08/07/2018 09:32 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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