ncpfs up to 2.2.6 config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ncpfs up to 2.2.6. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in config. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2011-1679. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ncpfs up to 2.2.6. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-16. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

ncpfs 2.2.6 and earlier attempts to use (1) ncpmount to append to the /etc/mtab file and (2) ncpumount to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

The weakness was disclosed 04/09/2011 as Bug 688980 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-1679. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592.004 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56610 (SuSE 10 Security Update : ncpfs (ZYPP Patch Number 7710)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

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 (66701), Tenable (56610) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33391†). The entries VDB-57055, VDB-57054, VDB-57053 and VDB-57048 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 56610
Nessus Name: SuSE 10 Security Update : ncpfs (ZYPP Patch Number 7710)
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OpenVAS ID: 831606
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Update for ncpfs MDVSA-2012:084 (ncpfs)
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10/03/2011 +177 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1246 days 🔍
11/02/2021 +2416 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 688980
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-1679 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1679
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57057
X-Force: 66701
Vulnerability Center: 33391 - ncpfs \x3C\x3D2.2.6 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE Value, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/02/2021 08:12
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (57), 04/03/2017 10:40 (6), 11/02/2021 08:09 (3), 11/02/2021 08:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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