GNOME ifcfg-rh plug-in 0.9.1 svEscape privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME ifcfg-rh plug-in 0.9.1. It has been declared as problematic. This affects the function svEscape. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-3364. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in GNOME ifcfg-rh plug-in 0.9.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function svEscape. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the svEscape function in settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c in the ifcfg-rh plug-in for GNOME NetworkManager 0.9.1, 0.9.0, 0.8.1, and possibly other versions, when PolicyKit is configured to allow users to create new connections, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a newline character in the name for a new network connection, which is not properly handled when writing to the ifcfg file.

The weakness was published 11/04/2011 by Matt McCutchen as Bug 737338 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-3364. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68358 (Oracle Linux 6 : NetworkManager (ELSA-2011-1338)), 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 119621 (Red Hat Update for NetworkManager (RHSA-2011:1338)).

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 (70077), Tenable (68358), SecurityFocus (BID 49785†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33407†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 68358
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : NetworkManager (ELSA-2011-1338)
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OpenVAS ID: 863548
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for NetworkManager FEDORA-2011-13388
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: Bug 737338
Researcher: Matt McCutchen
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-3364 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3364
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59380

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X-Force: 70077
SecurityFocus: 49785 - GNOME NetworkManager Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 33407 - GNOME NetworkManager ifcfg-rh Plugin Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/09/2025 21:15
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/03/2017 10:46 (10), 11/26/2021 06:59 (3), 11/26/2021 07:13 (1), 01/09/2025 21:15 (18)
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