SystemTap up to 1.0 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SystemTap and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-4273. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SystemTap. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

stap-server in SystemTap before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in stap command-line arguments in a request.

The weakness was disclosed 01/26/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceware.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-4273. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68003 (Oracle Linux 5 : systemtap (ELSA-2010-0124)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155676 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for SystemTap (ELSA-2010-0124)).

Upgrading to version 0.5.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (33535), Tenable (68003), SecurityFocus (BID 37842†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24727†). The entry VDB-51774 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 68003
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : systemtap (ELSA-2010-0124)
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OpenVAS ID: 880651
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for systemtap CESA-2010:0124 centos5 i386
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SystemTap 0.5.4

Timelineinfo

12/04/2009 🔍
12/10/2009 +5 days 🔍
01/15/2010 +36 days 🔍
01/26/2010 +11 days 🔍
01/26/2010 +0 days 🔍
02/01/2010 +6 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +1257 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +614 days 🔍
12/24/2024 +3569 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceware.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-4273 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4273
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51677

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SecurityFocus: 37842 - SystemTap 'stat-server' Remote Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24727 - SystemTap Prior to 1.1 Stat Server Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/24/2024 10:52
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (61), 02/20/2017 10:19 (8), 08/31/2021 17:59 (4), 08/31/2021 18:06 (1), 12/24/2024 10:52 (25)
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