Tedfelix acpid2 up to 2.0.10 Filesystem event.c access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Tedfelix acpid2 up to 2.0.10 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file event.c of the component Filesystem. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-4578. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Tedfelix acpid2 up to 2.0.10. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file event.c of the component Filesystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

event.c in acpid (aka acpid2) before 2.0.11 does not have an appropriate umask setting during execution of event-handler scripts, which might allow local users to (1) perform write operations within directories created by a script, or (2) read files created by a script, via standard filesystem system calls.

The weakness was shared 08/29/2012 as Bug 760984 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-4578 since 11/29/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74737 (openSUSE Security Update : acpid (openSUSE-2012-55)), 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 195181 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Acpid Vulnerabilities (USN-1296-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71661), Tenable (74737), SecurityFocus (BID 50945†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34135†). The entry VDB-61938 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 74737
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : acpid (openSUSE-2012-55)
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OpenVAS ID: 70574
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2362-1 (acpid)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: acpid2 2.0.0

Timelineinfo

11/29/2011 🔍
12/06/2011 +7 days 🔍
12/07/2011 +1 days 🔍
12/27/2011 +20 days 🔍
08/29/2012 +246 days 🔍
08/29/2012 +0 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +653 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
12/12/2021 +2456 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 760984
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61939

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X-Force: 71661
SecurityFocus: 50945 - acpid Event Scripts Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 34135 - Acpid prior to 2.0.11 Event Scripts Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability due to Low umask, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/12/2021 18:57
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (66), 04/09/2017 13:09 (11), 12/12/2021 18:57 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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