libvdpau up to 1.1.0 Trace File privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in libvdpau up to 1.1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Trace Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management (File). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-5200. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in libvdpau up to 1.1.0. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Trace Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (File). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The trace functionality in libvdpau before 1.1.1, when used in a setuid or setgid application, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 09/08/2015 by Florian Weimer with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5200 since 07/01/2015. The attack needs to be approached locally. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85797 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.04 : libvdpau vulnerabilities (USN-2729-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85797), SecurityFocus (BID 76636†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52604†). The entries VDB-77650 and VDB-77651 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Privileges management / File
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 85797
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.04 : libvdpau vulnerabilities (USN-2729-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 703355
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3355-1 (libvdpau - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libvdpau 1.1.1

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2729-1
Researcher: Florian Weimer
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-5200 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5200
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77652

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SecurityFocus: 76636 - libvdpau Multiple Local Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 52604 - libvdpau before 1.1.1 Local File System Write Vulnerability, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2015 10:09
Updated: 06/14/2022 19:59
Changes: 09/09/2015 10:09 (60), 12/23/2017 13:12 (13), 06/14/2022 19:51 (3), 06/14/2022 19:59 (1)
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