Novell openSUSE 11.3/11.4 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Novell openSUSE 11.3/11.4. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-0468. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Novell openSUSE 11.3/11.4 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The aaa_base package before 11.3-8.9.1 in SUSE openSUSE 11.3, and before 11.4-54.62.1 in openSUSE 11.4, allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a filename, related to tab expansion.

The weakness was presented 03/22/2011 as Bug tps://b as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.novell.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-0468 since 01/14/2011. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75417 (openSUSE Security Update : aaa_base (openSUSE-SU-2011:0207-1)), 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 165187 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2011:005)).

Upgrading to version 11.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66245), Tenable (75417), SecurityFocus (BID 46983†), OSVDB (71253†) and Secunia (SA43825†). See VDB-21069, VDB-56987 and VDB-58442 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 75417
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : aaa_base (openSUSE-SU-2011:0207-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: openSUSE 11.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: Bug tps://b
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0468 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0468
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56988
X-Force: 66245
SecurityFocus: 46983 - openSUSE 'aaa_base' Package Tab Expansion Local Privilege-Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 43825 - SUSE aaa_base Tab Expansion Filename Handling Privilege Escalation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 71253 - openSUSE aaa_base Metacharacter Tab Expansion Filename Handling Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 33343 - OpenSUSE Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via Shell Metacharacters in a Filename, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 01/26/2025 01:56
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (65), 04/02/2017 13:57 (13), 10/21/2021 16:38 (3), 01/26/2025 01:56 (18)
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