pam_console 4.4 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in pam_console 4.4. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-1716. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in pam_console 4.4. Affected is an unknown function. 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. CVE summarizes:

pam_console does not properly restore ownership for certain console devices when there are multiple users logged into the console and one user logs out, which might allow local users to gain privileges.

The bug was discovered 03/03/2007. The weakness was presented 03/27/2007 as Bug 230823 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-1716 since 03/27/2007. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for 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 24 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67055 (CentOS 4 : pam (CESA-2007:0737)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156115 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for PAM (ELSA-2007-0465)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 9 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33659), Tenable (67055), OSVDB (37271†), Secunia (SA25631†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15377†). See VDB-22634 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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: 67055
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : pam (CESA-2007:0737)
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OpenVAS ID: 59243
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200711-23 (vmware-workstation vmware-player)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/13/2015 +622 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 230823
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-1716 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1716
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35868

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X-Force: 33659
Secunia: 25631
OSVDB: 37271 - pam_console Console Device Permission Restoration Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 15377 - Linux Kernel pam_console Local Privilege Escalation when Multiple Users Are Logged In, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3229

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/20/2019 16:52
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (78), 07/20/2019 16:52 (3)
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