libvdpau up to 1.1.0 VDPAU_DRIVER path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in libvdpau up to 1.1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument VDPAU_DRIVER as part of Environment Variable leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-5199. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libvdpau up to 1.1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument VDPAU_DRIVER as part of a Environment Variable leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in dlopen in libvdpau before 1.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via the VDPAU_DRIVER environment variable.

The weakness was released 09/08/2015 by Florian Weimer with Red Hat as Bug 1253826 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5199 since 07/01/2015. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85897 (Debian DLA-306-1 : libvdpau security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124329 (Fedora Security Update for libvdpau (FEDORA-2015-3)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85897), SecurityFocus (BID 76636†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57419†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-77650 and VDB-77652. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 85897
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-306-1 : libvdpau security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703355
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3355-1 (libvdpau - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libvdpau 1.1.1

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1253826
Researcher: Florian Weimer
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-5199 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5199
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77651

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SecurityFocus: 76636 - libvdpau Multiple Local Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 57419 - Libvdpau before 1.1.1 Local Privilege Escalation in Dlopen, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2015 10:09
Updated: 02/01/2019 14:45
Changes: 09/09/2015 10:09 (73), 02/01/2019 14:45 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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