David Paleino Wicd up to 1.5.8 Configuration File config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in David Paleino Wicd up to 1.5.8. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Configuration File. The manipulation leads to config. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-0489. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in David Paleino Wicd up to 1.5.8 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Configuration File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-16. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The DBus configuration file for Wicd before 1.5.9 allows arbitrary users to own org.wicd.daemon, which allows local users to receive messages that were intended for the Wicd daemon, possibly including credentials.

The bug was discovered 02/06/2009. The weakness was released 02/09/2009 with Gentoo (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0489 since 02/09/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592.004 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35636 (Slackware 12.2 / current : wicd (SSA:2009-040-01)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Slackware Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.2.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48594), Tenable (35636), SecurityFocus (BID 33658†), OSVDB (51817†) and Secunia (SA33870†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

David Paleino

Name

Wicd

Version

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 35636
Nessus Name: Slackware 12.2 / current : wicd (SSA:2009-040-01)
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OpenVAS ID: 63396
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2009-040-01 wicd
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wicd 1.2.7

Timelineinfo

02/06/2009 🔍
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02/09/2009 +3 days 🔍
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02/12/2009 +3 days 🔍
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08/27/2019 +1624 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0489 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0489
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46391
X-Force: 48594
SecurityFocus: 33658 - Wicd 'wicd.conf' Default Configuration Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 33870
OSVDB: 51817 - CVE-2009-0489 - Wicd - Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20864 - Wicd < 1.5.9 DBus Configuration File Local Unauthorized Messages Receiving Vulnerability, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/27/2019 09:42
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (72), 08/27/2019 09:42 (7)
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