cronic prior 3 cronic.trace.$$ access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in cronic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file cronic.out.$$/cronic.err.$$/cronic.trace.$$. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-3992. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in cronic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file cronic.out.$$/cronic.err.$$/cronic.trace.$$. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.

The weakness was published 07/26/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3992 since 04/10/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91952 (openSUSE Security Update : cronic (openSUSE-2016-832)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168958 (OpenSuSE Security Update for cronic (openSUSE-SU-2016:1741-1)).

Upgrading to version 3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91952). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 91952
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : cronic (openSUSE-2016-832)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cronic 3

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04/10/2016 🔍
07/05/2016 +86 days 🔍
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07/26/2016 +20 days 🔍
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07/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.opensuse.org
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CVE: CVE-2016-3992 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3992
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90370

Entryinfo

Created: 07/27/2016 15:15
Updated: 10/06/2024 10:34
Changes: 07/27/2016 15:15 (38), 03/11/2019 20:00 (17), 09/09/2022 14:37 (11), 10/06/2024 10:34 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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