Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-0072 - Unspecified vulnerability in Ejoy and HU Yong Zhcon 0.2
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
NONE Summary
zhcon before 0.2 does not drop privileges before reading a user configuration file, which allows local users to read arbitrary files.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 1 |
Nessus
NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DSA-655.NASL description Erik Sjolund discovered that zhcon, a fast console CJK system using the Linux framebuffer, accesses a user-controlled configuration file with elevated privileges. Thus, it is possible to read arbitrary files. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 16239 published 2005-01-25 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/16239 title Debian DSA-655-1 : zhcon - missing privilege release code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-655. The text # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(16239); script_version("1.18"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:18"); script_cve_id("CVE-2005-0072"); script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"655"); script_name(english:"Debian DSA-655-1 : zhcon - missing privilege release"); script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Erik Sjolund discovered that zhcon, a fast console CJK system using the Linux framebuffer, accesses a user-controlled configuration file with elevated privileges. Thus, it is possible to read arbitrary files." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-655" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade the zhcon package. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.2-4woody3." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:zhcon"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/01/25"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/01/25"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/01/25"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("debian_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"zhcon", reference:"0.2-4woody3")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:deb_report_get()); else security_note(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_D371B6276ED511D9BD18000A95BC6FAE.NASL description Martin Joey Schulze reports : Erik Sjound discovered that zhcon, a fast console CJK system using the Linux framebuffer, accesses a user-controlled configuration file with elevated privileges. Thus, it is possible to read arbitrary files. When installed from the FreeBSD Ports Collection, zhcon is installed set-user-ID root. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 19132 published 2005-07-13 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19132 title FreeBSD : zhcon -- unauthorized file access (d371b627-6ed5-11d9-bd18-000a95bc6fae) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database : # # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors # # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML, # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification, # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following # disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified. # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs, # published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript, # RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the # distribution. # # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION, # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(19132); script_version("1.15"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:37"); script_cve_id("CVE-2005-0072"); script_name(english:"FreeBSD : zhcon -- unauthorized file access (d371b627-6ed5-11d9-bd18-000a95bc6fae)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Martin Joey Schulze reports : Erik Sjound discovered that zhcon, a fast console CJK system using the Linux framebuffer, accesses a user-controlled configuration file with elevated privileges. Thus, it is possible to read arbitrary files. When installed from the FreeBSD Ports Collection, zhcon is installed set-user-ID root." ); # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/d371b627-6ed5-11d9-bd18-000a95bc6fae.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ba8ef824" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:zh-zhcon"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:zhcon"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/01/25"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/01/25"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/07/13"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("freebsd_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"zhcon<0.2.3_3")) flag++; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"zh-zhcon<0.2.3_3")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get()); else security_note(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family Mandriva Local Security Checks NASL id MANDRAKE_MDKSA-2005-012.NASL description Erik Sjolund discovered that zhcon accesses a user-controlled configuration file with elevated privileges which could make it possible to read arbitrary files. The updated packages have been patched to prevent these problems. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 16240 published 2005-01-25 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/16240 title Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : zhcon (MDKSA-2005:012)
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13977
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13987
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012977
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-655
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:012
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12343
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19045