slocate 3.1 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in slocate 3.1. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0227. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in slocate 3.1. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

slocate 3.1 does not properly manage database entries that specify names of files in protected directories, which allows local users to obtain the names of private files. NOTE: another researcher reports that the issue is not present in slocate 2.7.

The bug was discovered 01/09/2007. The weakness was presented 01/10/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0227 since 01/12/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 80771 (Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : slocate (cve_2007_0227_information_disclosure)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122006 (Solaris 11.1 Support Repository Update (SRU) 18.5.0 Missing).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31399), Tenable (80771), SecurityFocus (BID 21989†), OSVDB (33465†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-16810†). See VDB-7237, VDB-7238, VDB-9747 and VDB-63415 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 80771
Nessus Name: Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : slocate (cve_2007_0227_information_disclosure)
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OpenVAS ID: 71979
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2012-244-05 slocate
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/09/2007 🔍
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01/12/2007 +1 days 🔍
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02/23/2007 +42 days 🔍
11/13/2007 +262 days 🔍
04/15/2014 +2345 days 🔍
01/19/2015 +279 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +52 days 🔍
07/30/2019 +1601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-0227 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0227
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34383
X-Force: 31399
SecurityFocus: 21989 - Secure Locate Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 33465 - slocate Protected Directory File Name Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 16810 - Slocate 3.1 Discloses to Local Attackers Names of Private Files, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 07/30/2019 10:47
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (75), 07/30/2019 10:47 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:899:103

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