Amarok input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Amarok. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-6979. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Amarok (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The ruby handlers in the Magnatune component in Amarok do not properly quote text in certain contexts, probably including construction of an unzip command line, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2006. The weakness was presented 02/08/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-6979 since 02/08/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 63 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24828 (GLSA-200703-11 : Amarok: User-assisted remote execution of arbitrary code), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32512), Tenable (24828), SecurityFocus (BID 22568†), OSVDB (33197†) and Secunia (SA23984†). See VDB-34914 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 24828
Nessus Name: GLSA-200703-11 : Amarok: User-assisted remote execution of arbitrary code
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OpenVAS ID: 58128
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200703-11 (amarok)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/07/2006 🔍
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01/16/2007 +40 days 🔍
01/29/2007 +13 days 🔍
02/08/2007 +10 days 🔍
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03/13/2007 +33 days 🔍
03/16/2007 +3 days 🔍
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03/13/2015 +2914 days 🔍
07/13/2021 +2314 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34913
X-Force: 32512
SecurityFocus: 22568 - Amarok Magnature Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 23984 - SUSE Update for Multiple Packages, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 33197 - CVE-2006-6979 - Amarok Magnature - Shell Command Injection Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14671 - Amarok MagnaTune Command Execution Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-0613

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/13/2021 11:10
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (73), 07/16/2019 21:47 (5), 07/13/2021 11:10 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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