Augeas 1.0.0/1.1.0 transform.c transform_save access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Augeas 1.0.0/1.1.0 and classified as problematic. This affects the function transform_save of the file transform.c. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-6412. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Augeas 1.0.0/1.1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function transform_save of the file transform.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 does not properly calculate the permission values when the umask contains a "7," which causes world-writable permissions to be used for new files and allows local users to modify the files via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 01/22/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-6412 since 11/04/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 73031 (Fedora 19 : augeas-1.2.0-1.fc19 (2014-2445)), 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 167183 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for augeas (SUSE-SU-2014:1017-1)).

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 Tenable (73031) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43101†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Nessus ID: 73031
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : augeas-1.2.0-1.fc19 (2014-2445)
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OpenVAS ID: 881862
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for augeas CESA-2014:0044 centos6
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

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11/04/2013 🔍
01/21/2014 +78 days 🔍
01/22/2014 +1 days 🔍
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01/30/2014 +8 days 🔍
03/17/2014 +46 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +372 days 🔍
01/31/2022 +2505 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2014:0044
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-6412 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6412
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66167

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Vulnerability Center: 43101 - Augeas 1.0.0 Through 1.1.0 Local File System Write Vulnerability due to Wrong Calculation of Permission Values, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/31/2022 16:09
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (63), 05/20/2017 10:10 (3), 01/31/2022 15:58 (4), 01/31/2022 16:04 (1), 01/31/2022 16:09 (1)
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