National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-0878
Original release date:05/01/2012
Last revised:04/02/2013
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Paste Script 1.7.5 and earlier does not properly set group memberships during execution with root privileges, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended file-access restrictions by leveraging a web application that uses the local filesystem.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
4.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: High
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: MISC
Name: https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/pull-request/3/fix-group-permissions-for-pastescriptserve
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/changeset/a19e462769b4
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20120223 CVE Request -- python-paste-script: Supplementary groups not dropped when started an application with
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796790
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20120223 Re: CVE Request -- python-paste-script: Supplementary groups not dropped when started an application with
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 50410
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 48812
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2012:1206
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://groups.google.com/group/paste-users/browse_thread/thread/2aa651ba331c2471
Technical Details
- Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)