Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory arpwatch 2.1a15 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory arpwatch 2.1a15. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to Remote Code Execution. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2653. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory arpwatch 2.1a15. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

arpwatch 2.1a15, as used by Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, and possibly others, does not properly drop supplementary groups, which might allow attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging other vulnerabilities in the daemon.

The weakness was shared 07/12/2012 by David Black (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2653. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. 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 12/31/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74689 (openSUSE Security Update : arpwatch (openSUSE-SU-2012:0915-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165535 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for arpwatch (SUSE-SU-2012:0987-1)).

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 (76536), Tenable (74689), SecurityFocus (BID 54157†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35942†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 74689
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : arpwatch (openSUSE-SU-2012:0915-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 71461
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2481-1 (arpwatch)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/14/2012 🔍
05/25/2012 +11 days 🔍
05/25/2012 +0 days 🔍
07/12/2012 +48 days 🔍
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08/20/2012 +39 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +662 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
12/31/2024 +3571 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dsa-2481
Researcher: David Black
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-2653 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2653
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61264

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X-Force: 76536
SecurityFocus: 54157 - arpwatch CVE-2012-2653 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 35942 - Arpwatch 2.1a15 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/31/2024 08:22
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (55), 04/16/2017 10:37 (10), 12/06/2021 02:46 (4), 12/06/2021 02:53 (1), 12/06/2021 03:00 (1), 12/31/2024 08:22 (17)
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