VDB-94852 · OSVDB 19044 · GCVE-100-94852

Unix swapon privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Unix. Affected is an unknown function of the component swapon. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Unix (Operating System) (affected version not known). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component swapon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 07/05/1984. The weakness was disclosed 01/21/1985 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitydigest.org. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 200 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 vulnerability database at OSVDB (19044†). The entries VDB-94850, VDB-94851 and VDB-94853 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/05/1984 🔍
01/21/1985 +200 days 🔍
08/29/2005 +7524 days 🔍
01/02/2017 +4143 days 🔍
07/13/2020 +1288 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitydigest.org
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94852
OSVDB: 19044 - Unix swapon Unspecified Privilege Escalation

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/02/2017 17:16
Updated: 07/13/2020 09:08
Changes: 01/02/2017 17:16 (40), 07/13/2020 09:08 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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