VDB-62565 · CVE-2012-4442 · GCVE-0-2012-4442

Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 Permission Check access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3. This affects an unknown function of the component Permission Check. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4442. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 (Web Server). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Permission Check. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 retains the supplementary group IDs of the root account during operations with a non-root effective UID, which might allow local users to bypass intended file-read restrictions by leveraging a race condition in a file-permission check.

The weakness was published 10/05/2012 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4442 since 08/21/2012. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Web Server

Vendor

Monkey

Name

HTTP Daemon

Version

0.9.3

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/21/2012 🔍
10/05/2012 +45 days 🔍
10/05/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +900 days 🔍
02/05/2018 +1049 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-4442 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4442
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62565
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/05/2018 08:57
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (47), 02/05/2018 08:57 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:7ED:103

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