F-Secure Anti-Virus Internet Gatekeeper license_suid.cgi privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in F-Secure Anti-Virus Internet Gatekeeper. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file license_suid.cgi. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3546. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in F-Secure Anti-Virus Internet Gatekeeper (Anti-Malware Software) (version unknown). This affects an unknown function of the file license_suid.cgi. 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 bug was discovered 09/29/2005. The weakness was published 11/07/2005 by Xavier de Leon (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tigerteam.se. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3546. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Xavier de Leon and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 39 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22966), Exploit-DB (1297), SecurityFocus (BID 15339†), OSVDB (20547†) and Secunia (SA17467†). Similar entries are available at VDB-26879, VDB-83045, VDB-83046 and VDB-83047. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Xavier de Leon
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f-secure.com

Advisory: tigerteam.se
Researcher: Xavier de Leon
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-3546 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3546
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-83055
X-Force: 22966
SecurityFocus: 15339 - F-Secure Anti-Virus Gatekeeper and Gateway for Linux Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 17467 - F-Secure Anti-Virus Internet Gatekeeper/Linux Gateway Privilege Escalation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 20547 - F-Secure Anti-Virus Internet Gatekeeper/Linux Gateway license_suid.cgi Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1015159

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

Created: 04/29/2016 17:26
Updated: 11/22/2024 18:51
Changes: 04/29/2016 17:26 (45), 11/04/2018 08:43 (15), 07/27/2022 13:56 (3), 07/27/2022 14:02 (7), 11/22/2024 18:51 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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