Maynard Johnson OProfile up to 0.9.6 -e code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Maynard Johnson OProfile. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument -e leads to code injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-1760. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Maynard Johnson OProfile and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument -e with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to conduct eval injection attacks and gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the -e argument.

The weakness was presented 06/09/2011 as Bug 700883 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1760 since 04/19/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 55567 (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : oprofile vulnerabilities (USN-1166-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu 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 (67212), Exploit-DB (35681), Tenable (55567), SecurityFocus (BID 47652†) and Secunia (SA45205†). See VDB-57640, VDB-57639 and VDB-57638 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 55567
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : oprofile vulnerabilities (USN-1166-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 69961
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2254-1 (oprofile)
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03/23/2015 +1350 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 700883
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1760 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1760
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57623

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X-Force: 67212
SecurityFocus: 47652 - OProfile 'opcontrol' Utility 'set_event()' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 45205 - Ubuntu update for oprofile, Not Critical
Vulnerability Center: 31764 - OProfile 0.9.6 and Earlier Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 09/04/2024 00:40
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (63), 03/24/2017 07:52 (13), 11/08/2021 12:22 (3), 09/04/2024 00:40 (23)
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