Simone Rota SLiM Simple Login Manager 1.3.0 app.cpp information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Simone Rota SLiM Simple Login Manager 1.3.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file app.cpp. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1756. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Simone Rota SLiM Simple Login Manager 1.3.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file app.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

SLiM Simple Login Manager 1.3.0 places the X authority magic cookie (mcookie) on the command line when invoking xauth from (1) app.cpp and (2) switchuser.cpp, which allows local users to access the X session by listing the process and its arguments.

The bug was discovered 05/18/2009. The weakness was released 05/18/2009 by Nico Golde (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1756 since 05/21/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44882 (Fedora 12 : slim-1.3.1-9.fc12 (2009-13552)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50611), Tenable (44882), SecurityFocus (BID 35015†), OSVDB (54583†) and Secunia (SA35132†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 44882
Nessus Name: Fedora 12 : slim-1.3.1-9.fc12 (2009-13552)
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OpenVAS ID: 64122
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: slim
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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/19/2009 +1 days 🔍
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06/02/2009 +11 days 🔍
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02/25/2010 +65 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1846 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Nico Golde
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1756 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1756
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48271
X-Force: 50611
SecurityFocus: 35015 - SLiM Insecure X Authority File Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 35132 - SLiM X Authority File Insecure Creation Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 54583 - SLiM xauth X Authority Cookie Local Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 22270 - SLiM Simple Login Manager 1.3.0 X Session Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/05/2019 09:17
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (80), 09/05/2019 09:17 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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