ntfs-3g 1.913-1.fc7 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in ntfs-3g 1.913-1.fc7. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-5159. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ntfs-3g 1.913-1.fc7. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The ntfs-3g package before 1.913-2.fc7 in Fedora 7, and an ntfs-3g package in Ubuntu 7.10/Gutsy, assign incorrect permissions (setuid root) to mount.ntfs-3g, which allows local users with fuse group membership to read from and write to arbitrary block devices, possibly involving a file descriptor leak.

The weakness was released 10/01/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5159 since 09/30/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27764 (Fedora 7 : fuse-2.7.0-5.fc7 / ntfs-3g-1.913-2.fc7 (2007-2295)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

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 (36917), Tenable (27764), Secunia (SA26938†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25832†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 27764
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : fuse-2.7.0-5.fc7 / ntfs-3g-1.913-2.fc7 (2007-2295)
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OpenVAS ID: 861540
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/18/2007 🔍
09/26/2007 +8 days 🔍
09/30/2007 +4 days 🔍
10/01/2007 +1 days 🔍
10/01/2007 +0 days 🔍
11/06/2007 +36 days 🔍
05/24/2010 +930 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +1757 days 🔍
07/29/2021 +2327 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39026
X-Force: 36917
Secunia: 26938 - Fedora update for ntfs-3g, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 25832 - ntfs-3g in Fedora Core an Ubuntu Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/29/2021 08:38
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (56), 02/25/2017 10:14 (10), 07/29/2021 08:38 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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