VDB-93943 · CVE-2016-9638 · BID 95009

BMC Patrol up to 9.13.10.1 Environment Variable access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in BMC Patrol up to 9.13.10.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation as part of Environment Variable causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-9638. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in BMC Patrol up to 9.13.10.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation as part of a Environment Variable leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary "listguests64" is configured with the setuid bit. However, when executing it, it will look for a binary named "virsh" using the PATH environment variable. The "listguests64" program will then run "virsh" using root privileges. This allows local users to elevate their privileges to root.

The weakness was presented 12/02/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bmc.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9638. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 9.13.10.02 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 95009†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037385†). See VDB-127520 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Patrol 9.13.10.02

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11/24/2016 🔍
12/02/2016 +8 days 🔍
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12/03/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/04/2022 +2131 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bmc.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-9638 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93943
SecurityFocus: 95009
SecurityTracker: 1037385 - BMC Patrol 'listguests64' Utility setuid Settings Lets Local Users Obtain Root Privileges

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2016 19:03
Updated: 10/04/2022 18:50
Changes: 12/03/2016 19:03 (42), 05/17/2018 23:27 (13), 10/04/2022 18:43 (2), 10/04/2022 18:50 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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