13297 : ncpfs nwclient.c Based Utilities Arbitrary Privileged File Access
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2005-01-30	2005-01-30

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-0013" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : nwclient.c in ncpfs before 2.2.6 does not drop root privileges before executing utilities using the NetWare client functions, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.2.6 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1013019
Related OSVDB ID: 13298
Secunia Advisory ID: 14068 14070 14111 16484
CVE ID: 2005-0013 (see also: NVD)
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-01/0904.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-371.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-665
Other Advisory URL: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-44.xml
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:028

Tools & Filters

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Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-05-13 | Disagree?

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