VDB-69617 · CVE-2013-6889 · GCVE-0-2013-6889

GNU Rush 1.7 Privileges access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in GNU Rush 1.7. This impacts an unknown function of the component Privileges. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-6889. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Rush 1.7. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Privileges. 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. The summary by CVE is:

GNU Rush 1.7 does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via the --lint option.

The weakness was disclosed 05/08/2014 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared at git.gnu.org.ua. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-6889 since 11/28/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.gnu.org.ua.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Rush

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.gnu.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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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: Patch
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Patch: 00bdccd429517f12dbf37ab4397ddec3e51a2738

Timelineinfo

11/28/2013 🔍
05/08/2014 +161 days 🔍
05/08/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +321 days 🔍
03/21/2022 +2553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: git.gnu.org.ua
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2013-6889 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69617

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 03/21/2022 09:34
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (48), 03/09/2019 15:46 (2), 03/21/2022 09:34 (3)
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