Tenable Nessus up to 5.x/6.5.4 Mac OS X Scanning privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Tenable Nessus up to 5.x/6.5.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Mac OS X Scanning. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-82001. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Tenable Nessus up to 5.x/6.5.4 (Security Testing Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Mac OS X Scanning. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. 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.

The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2016 as TNS-2016-02 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tenable.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-82001. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 6.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at support.tenable.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1035044†). The entry VDB-81026 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 66215
OpenVAS Name: Tenable Nessus Multiple Vulnerabilities Feb16
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nessus 6.5.5

Timelineinfo

02/15/2016 🔍
02/15/2016 +0 days 🔍
02/18/2016 +3 days 🔍
02/19/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/03/2018 +896 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: TNS-2016-02
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-82001 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-82001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81027
SecurityTracker: 1035044

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2016 10:18
Updated: 08/03/2018 06:39
Changes: 02/19/2016 10:18 (52), 08/03/2018 06:39 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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