GNU coreutils 5.2.1 Default Configuration access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU coreutils 5.2.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Default Configuration. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-1946. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU coreutils 5.2.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Default Configuration. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module.

The bug was discovered 07/24/2008. The weakness was published 07/28/2008 by Josh Bressers (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1946 since 04/24/2008. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33586 (RHEL 4 : coreutils (RHSA-2008:0780)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115950 (Red Hat coreutils Security Update (RHSA-2008:0780-3)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43993), Tenable (33586), SecurityFocus (BID 30363†), OSVDB (48812†) and Secunia (SA31225†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 33586
Nessus Name: RHEL 4 : coreutils (RHSA-2008:0780)
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OpenVAS ID: 870150
OpenVAS Name: Rhino Software Serv-U SITE SET Command Denial Of Service vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Josh Bressers
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43405

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X-Force: 43993
SecurityFocus: 30363 - GNU Coreutils 'pam_succeed_if' PAM Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 31225
OSVDB: 48812 - CVE-2008-1946 - GNU - Coreutils - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020552
Vulnerability Center: 18934 - GNU Coreutils Local Authentication Bypass Using \, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 05/31/2025 21:51
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (70), 08/14/2019 21:54 (11), 05/31/2025 21:51 (18)
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