KDE SC up to 4.4.2 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE SC up to 4.4.2. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0436. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in KDE SC up to 4.4.2. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in backend/ctrl.c in KDM in KDE Software Compilation (SC) 2.2.0 through 4.4.2 allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files, and consequently gain privileges, by blocking the removal of a certain directory that contains a control socket, related to improper interaction with ksm.

The weakness was disclosed 04/15/2010 by Sebastian Krahmer (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0436. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68031 (Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : kdebase (ELSA-2010-0348)), 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 165226 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:009)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (57823), Tenable (68031), SecurityFocus (BID 39467†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25436†). The entries VDB-52623 and VDB-52481 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 68031
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : kdebase (ELSA-2010-0348)
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OpenVAS ID: 67270
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2037-1 (kdm (kdebase))
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01/27/2010 🔍
04/13/2010 +76 days 🔍
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04/18/2010 +3 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +1181 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +615 days 🔍
09/08/2021 +2365 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Sebastian Krahmer
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-0436 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52787

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X-Force: 57823
SecurityFocus: 39467 - KDE KDM Insecure File Permission Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25436 - KDE SC KDM 2.2 - 4.4.2 Local Privilege Escalation and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/08/2021 05:04
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (61), 02/23/2017 10:21 (9), 09/08/2021 04:52 (4), 09/08/2021 05:04 (1)
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