Red Hat spice-xpi 2.2/2.3/2.4 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Red Hat spice-xpi 2.2/2.3/2.4. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to link following. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-0012. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat spice-xpi 2.2/2.3/2.4 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The SPICE Firefox plug-in (spice-xpi) 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, and possibly other versions allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the usbrdrctl log file, which has a predictable name.

The weakness was released 04/18/2011 as Bug 639869 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-0012 since 12/07/2010. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/02/2021).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68250 (Oracle Linux 6 : spice-xpi (ELSA-2011-0426)), 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 155413 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for spice-xpi (ELSA-2011-0426)).

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 (66776), Tenable (68250), SecurityFocus (BID 47269†), Secunia (SA44060†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1025304†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-57138. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 68250
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : spice-xpi (ELSA-2011-0426)
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OpenVAS ID: 870659
OpenVAS Name: RedHat Update for spice-xpi RHSA-2011:0426-01
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 639869
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0012 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0012
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57136

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X-Force: 66776
SecurityFocus: 47269 - spice-xpi Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 44060 - Red Hat update for spice-xpi, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1025304 - Red Hat Spice-xpi Bugs Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 44336 - Spice-xpi Local Symlink Attack on usbrdrctl Log File, Low
Vupen: ADV-2011-0899

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/02/2021 18:48
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (72), 05/27/2017 10:24 (11), 11/02/2021 18:48 (3)
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