FreeBSD 10.1/10.2 patch Utility access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeBSD 10.1/10.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component patch Utility. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-1416. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in FreeBSD 10.1/10.2 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code of the component patch Utility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/28/2015 by Martin Natano as FreeBSD-SA-15:14.bsdpatch as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at security.FreeBSD.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-1416 since 01/27/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:

Due to insufficient sanitization of the input patch stream, it is possible for a patch file to cause patch(1) to run commands in addition to the desired SCCS or RCS commands.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92890 (FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- shell injection vulnerability in patch(1) (0c6759dd-600a-11e6-a6c3-14dae9d210b8)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (105246), Tenable (92890), SecurityFocus (BID 76116†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033110†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51699†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-76837. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
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Nessus ID: 92890
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- shell injection vulnerability in patch(1) (0c6759dd-600a-11e6-a6c3-14dae9d210b8)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-15:14.bsdpatch
Researcher: Martin Natano
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1416 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1416
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76836
X-Force: 105246 - FreeBSD patch(1) command execution
SecurityFocus: 76116 - FreeBSD patch(1) Utility CVE-2015-1416 Command Injection Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033110 - FreeBSD patch(1) Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands on the Target System
Vulnerability Center: 51699 - ISC Bind 10.x Remote Shell Injection Vulnerability in Patch(1), High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2015 17:58
Updated: 06/07/2022 07:36
Changes: 07/29/2015 17:58 (66), 08/03/2017 08:45 (7), 06/07/2022 07:18 (3), 06/07/2022 07:24 (11), 06/07/2022 07:30 (1), 06/07/2022 07:36 (1)
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