Hongli Lai libgnomesu 1.0.0 Error Message setuid access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Hongli Lai libgnomesu 1.0.0. This affects the function setuid of the component Error Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2011-1946. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Hongli Lai libgnomesu 1.0.0. Affected by this issue is the function setuid of the component Error Message Handler. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

gnomesu-pam-backend in libgnomesu 1.0.0 prints an error message but proceeds with the non-error code path upon failure of the setgid or setuid function, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to two unprivileged user accounts, and running many processes under one of these accounts.

The weakness was published 07/07/2011 by Sebastian Krahmer as Bug 695627 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.novell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1946 since 05/09/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75580 (openSUSE Security Update : libgnomesu (openSUSE-SU-2011:0694-1)), 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 (67720), Tenable (75580), SecurityFocus (BID 48035†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32125†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Hongli Lai

Name

libgnomesu

Version

1.0.0

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 75580
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : libgnomesu (openSUSE-SU-2011:0694-1)
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05/09/2011 🔍
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07/06/2011 +37 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 695627
Researcher: Sebastian Krahmer
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57890
X-Force: 67720
SecurityFocus: 48035 - libgnomesu PAM Backend 'setuid()' Return Value Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32125 - libgnomesu 1.0.0 \x27setuid()\x27 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/14/2021 08:49
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (57), 03/25/2017 21:20 (11), 11/14/2021 08:49 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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