Motorola netOctopus 5.1.2 Build 1011 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Motorola netOctopus 5.1.2 Build 1011. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-5761. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Motorola netOctopus 5.1.2 Build 1011. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The NantSys device 5.0.0.115 in Motorola netOctopus 5.1.2 build 1011 has weak permissions for the \\.\NantSys device interface (nantsys.sys), which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash), as demonstrated by modifying the SYSENTER_EIP_MSR CPU Model Specific Register (MSR) value.

The bug was discovered 01/07/2008. The weakness was published 01/08/2008 by Stephen Fewer with Harmony Security (Website). The advisory is shared for download at labs.idefense.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5761 since 10/31/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 29928 (netOctopus Agent nantsys.sys MSR Write Local Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

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 (39503), Tenable (29928), SecurityFocus (BID 27175†), OSVDB (40106†) and Secunia (SA28366†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29928
Nessus Name: netOctopus Agent nantsys.sys MSR Write Local Privilege Escalation
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: labs.idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Stephen Fewer
Organization: Harmony Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5761 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5761
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40420
X-Force: 39503
SecurityFocus: 27175 - Motorola netOctopus Agent 'nantsys.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 28366
OSVDB: 40106 - CVE-2007-5761 - Motorola - netOctopus - Privilege Escalation and Denial-of-Service Issues
SecurityTracker: 1019161
Vulnerability Center: 17326 - Motorola NetOctopus NantSys Device Vulnerability Allows Code Execution with Root Privileges and DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0062

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/03/2019 12:31
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (74), 08/03/2019 12:31 (3)
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