condor up to 7.8.3 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in condor up to 7.8.3. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3492. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in condor up to 7.8.3. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The filesystem authentication (condor_io/condor_auth_fs.cpp) in Condor 7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4 uses authentication directories even when they have weak permissions, which allows remote attackers to impersonate users by renaming a user s authentication directory.

The weakness was disclosed 09/28/2012 by Florian Weimer as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared at condor-git.cs.wisc.edu. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3492 since 06/14/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76649 (RHEL 5 : MRG (RHSA-2012:1278)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 7.6.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at condor-git.cs.wisc.edu. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (76649), SecurityFocus (BID 55632†) and Secunia (SA50666†). The entries VDB-62478, VDB-62476, VDB-62475 and VDB-62474 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 76649
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : MRG (RHSA-2012:1278)
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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: condor 7.6.5
Patch: condor-git.cs.wisc.edu

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06/14/2012 🔍
09/19/2012 +97 days 🔍
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09/20/2012 +1 days 🔍
09/28/2012 +8 days 🔍
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07/22/2014 +662 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +245 days 🔍
12/14/2021 +2457 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1278
Researcher: Florian Weimer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3492 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3492
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62477
SecurityFocus: 55632 - Condor Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50666 - Condor Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/14/2021 13:36
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (66), 02/22/2019 12:37 (1), 12/14/2021 13:36 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:C56:103

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