GNUstep Base up to 1.19.3 Error Message information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNUstep Base up to 1.19.3. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-1457. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNUstep Base up to 1.19.3. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Error Message Handler. 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:

Tools/gdomap.c in gdomap in GNUstep Base before 1.20.0 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a (1) -c or (2) -a option, which prints file contents in an error message.

The weakness was published 05/12/2010 by Dan Rosenberg (Website). The advisory is shared at ftpmain.gnustep.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1457. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. 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 T1592 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 72051 (GLSA-201401-12 : GNUstep Base library: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118286 (Fedora Update for gnustep-base (FEDORA-2010-8562)).

Upgrading to version 1.15.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (33963), Tenable (72051), SecurityFocus (BID 40005†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27208†). Similar entries are available at VDB-53166 and VDB-52975. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 72051
Nessus Name: GLSA-201401-12 : GNUstep Base library: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 861965
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for gnustep-base FEDORA-2010-8554
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Base 1.15.4

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05/07/2010 +22 days 🔍
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05/12/2010 +5 days 🔍
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09/20/2010 +131 days 🔍
01/21/2014 +1219 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +422 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ftpmain.gnustep.org
Researcher: Dan Rosenberg
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1457 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1457
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53165
SecurityFocus: 40005 - gdomap Multiple Local Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 39746
Vulnerability Center: 27208 - GNUstep Base Prior to 1.20.0 Local Arbitrary File Reading Vulnerability via a \, Low

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

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 11/15/2024 23:31
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (62), 03/06/2017 10:53 (9), 09/13/2021 09:50 (5), 09/13/2021 09:52 (1), 11/15/2024 23:31 (25)
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