ubuntu 6.1/9.0.4 Installation information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ubuntu 6.1/9.0.4. This impacts an unknown function of the component Installation. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1296. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ubuntu 6.1/9.0.4 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The eCryptfs support utilities (ecryptfs-utils) 73-0ubuntu6.1 on Ubuntu 9.04 stores the mount passphrase in installation logs, which might allow local users to obtain access to the filesystem by reading the log files from disk. NOTE: the log files are only readable by root.

The bug was discovered 06/09/2009. The weakness was disclosed 06/09/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1296 since 04/15/2009. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39336 (Ubuntu 9.04 : ecryptfs-utils vulnerability (USN-783-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51191), Tenable (39336), OSVDB (55039†), Secunia (SA35383†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022347†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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: 39336
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 9.04 : ecryptfs-utils vulnerability (USN-783-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 64190
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu USN-783-1 (ecryptfs-utils)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-1296 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1296
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48497

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X-Force: 51191
Secunia: 35383
OSVDB: 55039 - CVE-2009-1296 - Ubuntu - eCryptfs - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1022347
Vulnerability Center: 22563 - Ubuntu 9.04 eCryptfs Support Utilities 73-0ubuntu6.1 Allows Local Access to the Filesystem, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 09:28
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (64), 09/06/2019 09:28 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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