libpng up to 1.5.11 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in libpng up to 1.5.11. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library libpng. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-3386. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libpng up to 1.5.11 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part in the library libpng. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The "make distcheck" rule in GNU Automake before 1.11.6 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 grants world-writable permissions to the extraction directory, which introduces a race condition that allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 07/11/2012 as 1.5.12 as not defined changelog entry (Website). The advisory is available at freecode.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3386 since 06/14/2012. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74814 (openSUSE Security Update : automake (openSUSE-SU-2012:1519-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166233 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for automake (SUSE-SU-2013:1329-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.5.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.savannah.gnu.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76938), Tenable (74814), SecurityFocus (BID 54418†), OSVDB (83763†) and Secunia (SA50009†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-51219. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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: 74814
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : automake (openSUSE-SU-2012:1519-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 71970
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2012-206-01 libpng
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libpng 1.5.12
Patch: git.savannah.gnu.org

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06/14/2012 🔍
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06/13/2014 +675 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1.5.12
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3386 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3386
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5666

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X-Force: 76938
SecurityFocus: 54418 - GNU Automake Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 50009 - Slackware update for libpng, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 83763
Vulnerability Center: 35656 - The 'make distcheck\x27 Component in GNU Automake <1.12.1 Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 07/23/2012 10:41
Updated: 03/26/2021 09:49
Changes: 07/23/2012 10:41 (78), 04/14/2017 14:49 (10), 03/26/2021 09:49 (3)
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