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CVE-2019-12749

dbus: DBusServer DBUS_COOKIE_SHA1 authentication bypass

Severity Score

7.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

dbus before 1.10.28, 1.12.x before 1.12.16, and 1.13.x before 1.13.12, as used in DBusServer in Canonical Upstart in Ubuntu 14.04 (and in some, less common, uses of dbus-daemon), allows cookie spoofing because of symlink mishandling in the reference implementation of DBUS_COOKIE_SHA1 in the libdbus library. (This only affects the DBUS_COOKIE_SHA1 authentication mechanism.) A malicious client with write access to its own home directory could manipulate a ~/.dbus-keyrings symlink to cause a DBusServer with a different uid to read and write in unintended locations. In the worst case, this could result in the DBusServer reusing a cookie that is known to the malicious client, and treating that cookie as evidence that a subsequent client connection came from an attacker-chosen uid, allowing authentication bypass.

dbus anterior a versión 1.10.28, versión 1.12.x anterior a 1.12.16, y versión 1.13.x anterior a 1.13.12, como es usado en DBusServer en Canonst Upstart en Ubuntu versión 14.04 (y en algunos usos menos comunes de demonio dbus), permite suplantación de identidad de cookie debido al manejo inapropiado de enlaces simbólicos (symlink) en la implementación de referencia de DBUS_COOKIE_SHA1 en la biblioteca libdbus. (Esto solo afecta el mecanismo de autenticación DBUS_COOKIE_SHA1). Un cliente malicioso con acceso de escritura a su propio directorio de inicio podría manipular un enlace simbólico ~/.dbus-keyrings para hacer que un DBusServer con un uid diferente lea y escriba en ubicaciones no deseadas. En el peor de los casos, esto podría hacer que DBusServer reutilice una cookie que es conocida por el cliente malicioso, y tratar esa cookie como evidencia de que una conexión de cliente subsiguiente provino de un uid elegido por el atacante, lo que permite la omisión de autenticación.

A flaw was found in dbus. The implementation of DBUS_COOKIE_SHA1 is susceptible to a symbolic link attack. A malicious client with write access to its own home directory could manipulate a ~/.dbus-keyrings symlink to cause the DBusServer to read and write in unintended locations resulting in an authentication bypass. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-06-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-06-11 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-04 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Freedesktop
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Dbus
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< 1.10.28
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Freedesktop
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Dbus
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>= 1.12.0 < 1.12.16
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Freedesktop
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Dbus
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>= 1.13.0 < 1.13.12
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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16.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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18.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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18.10
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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19.04
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