Freshmeat XWine 1.0.1 w_export.c access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Freshmeat XWine 1.0.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file w_export.c. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0931. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Freshmeat XWine 1.0.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file w_export.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

w_export.c in XWine 1.0.1 on Debian GNU/Linux sets insecure permissions (0666) for /etc/wine/config, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service by modifying the file.

The bug was discovered 02/26/2008. The weakness was disclosed 03/03/2008 by Steve Kemp with Debian (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0931 since 02/25/2008. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31632 (Debian DSA-1526-1 : xwine - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40941), Tenable (31632), SecurityFocus (BID 28369†), OSVDB (43046†) and Secunia (SA29125†). The entry VDB-41311 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

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Nessus ID: 31632
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1526-1 : xwine - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/25/2008 🔍
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02/29/2008 +3 days 🔍
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08/07/2019 +1605 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Steve Kemp
Organization: Debian
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0931 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0931
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41312

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X-Force: 40941
SecurityFocus: 28369 - XWine WINE Configuration File Local Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 29125 - XWine Insecure Temporary File Handling and Configuration File Permissions, Less Critical
OSVDB: 43046 - XWine - WINE Configuration File Local Arbitrary Command Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 18008 - Darken33 XWine W_export.c Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Execute Arbitrary Code and Cause DoS, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/07/2019 17:25
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (76), 08/07/2019 17:25 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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