VDB-5883 · OSVDB 84286 · GCVE-100-5883

FreeBSD up to 2.1.0 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in FreeBSD up to 2.1.0 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeBSD up to 2.1.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 03/11/1996. The weakness was presented 07/20/2012. The vendor was not involved in the public release. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in Shell File and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at osvdb.org. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5975 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 vulnerability database at OSVDB (84286†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/11/1996 🔍
07/20/2012 +5975 days 🔍
07/20/2012 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2012 +1 days 🔍
08/09/2012 +19 days 🔍
04/01/2019 +2426 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5883
OSVDB: 84286

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/09/2012 13:13
Updated: 04/01/2019 17:33
Changes: 08/09/2012 13:13 (41), 04/01/2019 17:33 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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