Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server up to 11.0 tmp/.guestfish-$UID access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server up to 11.0. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument tmp/.guestfish-$UID results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-4419. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server up to 11.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument tmp/.guestfish-$UID 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The guestfish command in libguestfs 1.20.12, 1.22.7, and earlier, when using the --remote or --listen option, does not properly check the ownership of /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ when creating a temporary socket file in this directory, which allows local users to write to the socket and execute arbitrary commands by creating /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ in advance.

The weakness was presented 11/05/2013 as Bug 1016960 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4419 since 06/12/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/25/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70642 (Fedora 18 : libguestfs-1.20.12-1.fc18 (2013-19452)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121597 (Red Hat Update for Libguestfs (RHSA-2013:1536)).

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 (88202), Tenable (70642), SecurityFocus (BID 60205†), Secunia (SA55813†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42178†). See VDB-69836 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 70642
Nessus Name: Fedora 18 : libguestfs-1.20.12-1.fc18 (2013-19452)
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OpenVAS ID: 867022
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for libguestfs FEDORA-2013-19452
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10/27/2013 +18 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +488 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: Bug 1016960
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-4419 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4419
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65433

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X-Force: 88202
SecurityFocus: 60205
Secunia: 55813 - Red Hat update for libguestfs, Not Critical
Vulnerability Center: 42178 - Libguestfs Local Security Bypass Allowing Code Execution due to /tmp/.guestfish-$UID Being Insecurely Created, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 12/25/2024 16:23
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (70), 05/14/2017 10:44 (4), 01/10/2022 09:37 (3), 12/25/2024 16:23 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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