Debian cifs-utils 2.6 Error Message mount.cifs second information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Debian cifs-utils 2.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file mount.cifs of the component Error Message Handler. This manipulation of the argument second causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1586. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Debian cifs-utils 2.6. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file mount.cifs of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument second with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

mount.cifs in cifs-utils 2.6 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or directories via the file path in the second argument, which reveals their existence in an error message.

The weakness was shared 08/27/2012 as Bug 8821 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.samba.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1586 since 03/12/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74619 (openSUSE Security Update : cifs-utils (openSUSE-SU-2012:0607-1)), 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 165745 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Samba (SUSE-SU-2013:0325-1)).

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 (74438), Exploit-DB (18783), Tenable (74619), SecurityFocus (BID 52742†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35793†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 74619
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : cifs-utils (openSUSE-SU-2012:0607-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 53402
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 140-1 (libpng2, libpng3)
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03/28/2012 +16 days 🔍
08/05/2012 +130 days 🔍
08/27/2012 +22 days 🔍
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06/13/2014 +655 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: debian.org

Advisory: Bug 8821
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-1586 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1586
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61909

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X-Force: 74438
SecurityFocus: 52742
Vulnerability Center: 35793 - GNU Common Internet File System < 5.4 Information Disclosure Vulnerability due to 'mount.cifs\x27 Flaw, Low

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 10/22/2024 00:39
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (63), 04/15/2017 16:12 (9), 12/12/2021 15:46 (3), 10/22/2024 00:39 (23)
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