Nlnetlabs ldns up to 1.6.11 Privileges access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Nlnetlabs ldns up to 1.6.11. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Privileges. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-3209. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nlnetlabs ldns up to 1.6.11. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code 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:

The ldns-keygen tool in ldns 1.6.x uses the current umask to set the privileges of the private key, which might allow local users to obtain the private key by reading the file.

The weakness was released 11/15/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at nlnetlabs.nl. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-3209 since 05/03/2014. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73977 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ldns (MDVSA-2014:085)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196981 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Ldns Vulnerabilities (USN-3491-1)).

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 X-Force (93039), Tenable (73977), SecurityFocus (BID 67200†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44870†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-109633 and VDB-109634. 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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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 73977
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ldns (MDVSA-2014:085)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: nlnetlabs.nl
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-3209 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3209
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-72881
X-Force: 93039
SecurityFocus: 67200 - ldns CVE-2014-3209 Local Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44870 - ldns Local Information Disclosure via a Private Keypair with Insecure Permissions, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/04/2022 08:01
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (63), 05/30/2017 11:02 (4), 04/04/2022 08:01 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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