SuSE Linux 9.0/10.0/10.1 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SuSE Linux 9.0/10.0/10.1 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-4394. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SuSE Linux 9.0/10.0/10.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in a "core clean" cron job created by the findutils-locate package on SUSE Linux 10.0 and 10.1 and Enterprise Server 9 and 10 before 20070810 allows local users to delete of arbitrary files via unknown vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 08/17/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at novell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4394 since 08/17/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36311), OSVDB (46404†), Secunia (SA26395†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44808†). The entry VDB-38376 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/11/2007 🔍
08/17/2007 +6 days 🔍
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06/19/2008 +307 days 🔍
06/08/2014 +2179 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +281 days 🔍
06/06/2019 +1543 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: suse.com

Advisory: novell.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-4394 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4394
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38377
X-Force: 36311
Secunia: 26395
OSVDB: 46404 - SUSE Linux findutils-locate Package core clean Cron Job Unspecified Arbitrary File Deletion
Vulnerability Center: 44808 - Suse Linux 10.0, 10.1 and Enterprise Server 9, 10 Local Arbitrary Files Delete via Unspecified Vectors, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 06/06/2019 14:24
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (56), 06/06/2019 14:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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