Comodo GeekBuddy up to 4.18.120 VNC Server access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Comodo GeekBuddy up to 4.18.120. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component VNC Server. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-7872. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Comodo GeekBuddy up to 4.18.120 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component VNC Server. 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:

Comodo GeekBuddy before 4.18.121 does not restrict access to the VNC server, which allows local users to gain privileges by connecting to the server.

The weakness was shared 06/09/2015 by Jeremy Brown with Brown (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-7872 since 10/06/2014. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Jeremy Brown and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 20 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 4.18.121 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (37065), SecurityFocus (BID 74812†), OSVDB (122355†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56677†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Jeremy Brown
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GeekBuddy 4.18.121

Timelineinfo

10/06/2014 🔍
05/20/2015 +226 days 🔍
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06/09/2015 +20 days 🔍
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02/18/2016 +253 days 🔍
07/28/2025 +3447 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 135841
Researcher: Jeremy Brown
Organization: Brown
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-7872 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-7872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75749
SecurityFocus: 74812 - Comodo GeekBuddy Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 122355
Vulnerability Center: 56677 - Comodo GeekBuddy <4.18.121 Remote Privilege Escalation via CSRF, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2015 10:12
Updated: 07/28/2025 01:17
Changes: 06/10/2015 10:12 (57), 08/23/2018 08:16 (12), 05/20/2022 10:03 (3), 07/28/2025 01:17 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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