CVE-2017-6590

Severity Score

6.3

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in network-manager-applet (aka network-manager-gnome) in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, and 16.10. A local attacker could use this issue at the default Ubuntu login screen to access local files and execute arbitrary commands as the lightdm user. The exploitation requires physical access to the locked computer and the Wi-Fi must be turned on. An access point that lets you use a certificate to login is required as well, but it's easy to create one. Then, it's possible to open a nautilus window and browse directories. One also can open some applications such as Firefox, which is useful for downloading malicious binaries.

Se ha descubierto un problema en network-manager-applet (también conocido como network-manager-gnome) en Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS y 16.10. Un atacante local podría usar este problema en la pantalla de inicio de sesión predeterminada de Ubuntu para acceder a archivos locales y ejecutar comandos arbitrarios como el usuario lightdm. La explotación requiere de acceso físico al ordenador bloqueado y la conexión Wi-Fi debe estar activada. Un punto de acceso que permita utilizar un certificado para iniciar sesión es también necesario, pero es fácil crear uno. Entonces, es posible abrir una ventana de nautilus y explorar directorios. Uno también puede abrir algunas aplicaciones tales como Firefox, que es útil para descargar binarios maliciosos.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-03-09 CVE Reserved
2017-03-09 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037977	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp2lwRVg0l0	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1668321	2019-10-03
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3217-1	2019-10-03

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-09	2019-10-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				16.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.10"		-		Affected