ppc64-diag 2.6.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ppc64-diag 2.6.1. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-4039. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ppc64-diag 2.6.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

ppc64-diag 2.6.1 uses 0775 permissions for /tmp/diagSEsnap and does not properly restrict permissions for /tmp/diagSEsnap/snapH.tar.gz, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in this archive, as demonstrated by /var/log/messages and /etc/yaboot.conf.

The weakness was disclosed 06/17/2014 by Vincent Danen as Bug 1109371 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-4039 since 06/12/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123749 (Red Hat Update for ppc64-diag (RHSA-2015:1320)).

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 (93853), SecurityFocus (BID 68086†), Secunia (SA60616†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45657†). The entry VDB-70071 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

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OpenVAS ID: 850584
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for ppc64-diag openSUSE-SU-2014:0953-2 (ppc64-diag)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1109371
Researcher: Vincent Danen
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-4039 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4039
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70072
X-Force: 93853
SecurityFocus: 68086 - ppc64-diag CVE-2014-4039 Multiple Insecure File Permissions Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 60616 - SUSE update for ppc64-diag, Not Critical
Vulnerability Center: 45657 - ppc64-diag 2.6.1 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 06/03/2017 07:40
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (53), 06/03/2017 07:40 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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