CA License up to 1.90.02 Licensing User Permission access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in CA License up to 1.90.02. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Licensing. Performing a manipulation as part of User Permission results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-0692. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in CA License up to 1.90.02. This affects some unknown processing of the component Licensing. The manipulation as part of a User Permission 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:

CA License (aka CA Licensing) before 1.90.03 allows local users to modify or create arbitrary files, and consequently gain privileges, via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 10/01/2012 by Raphael Rigo with French Network and Information Security Agency as CA20121001-01 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.ca.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0692 since 01/12/2012. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.90.03 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78986), SecurityFocus (BID 55737†), OSVDB (85879†), Secunia (SA50791†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027588†). The entry VDB-6580 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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: License 1.90.03

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: CA20121001-01
Researcher: Raphael Rigo
Organization: French Network and Information Security Agency
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0692 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0692
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6579
X-Force: 78986
SecurityFocus: 55737 - Computer Associates License Application Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50791 - CA Multiple Products Licensing Component Two Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 85879
SecurityTracker: 1027588 - CA License Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 36433 - CA License \x3C 1.90.03 Improper User Privilege Validation Allows Local Privilege Escalation, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2012 13:01
Updated: 04/17/2017 19:50
Changes: 10/04/2012 13:01 (70), 04/17/2017 19:50 (11)
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Cache ID: 216:18B:103

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