Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-1457 - Information Exposure vulnerability in Gnustep Base

047910
CVSS 4.9 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
local
low complexity
gnustep
CWE-200
nessus
exploit available
NVD
Published: 2010-05-12
Updated: 2010-05-12

Summary

Tools/gdomap.c in gdomap in GNUstep Base before 1.20.0 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a (1) -c or (2) -a option, which prints file contents in an error message.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Gnustep
14

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Subverting Environment Variable Values
    The attacker directly or indirectly modifies environment variables used by or controlling the target software. The attacker's goal is to cause the target software to deviate from its expected operation in a manner that benefits the attacker.
  • Footprinting
    An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
  • Exploiting Trust in Client (aka Make the Client Invisible)
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by placing themselves in the communication channel between client and server such that communication directly to the server is possible where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
  • Browser Fingerprinting
    An attacker carefully crafts small snippets of Java Script to efficiently detect the type of browser the potential victim is using. Many web-based attacks need prior knowledge of the web browser including the version of browser to ensure successful exploitation of a vulnerability. Having this knowledge allows an attacker to target the victim with attacks that specifically exploit known or zero day weaknesses in the type and version of the browser used by the victim. Automating this process via Java Script as a part of the same delivery system used to exploit the browser is considered more efficient as the attacker can supply a browser fingerprinting method and integrate it with exploit code, all contained in Java Script and in response to the same web page request by the browser.
  • Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.

Exploit-Db

descriptiongdomap Multiple Local Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-1457. Local exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:33963
last seen2016-02-03
modified2010-05-07
published2010-05-07
reporterDan Rosenberg
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/33963/
titlegdomap Multiple Local Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Nessus

  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201401-12.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201401-12 (GNUstep Base library: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNUstep Base library. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. A local attacker could possibly read arbitrary files. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id72051
    published2014-01-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/72051
    titleGLSA-201401-12 : GNUstep Base library: Multiple vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-12.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(72051);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/12 19:01:15");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-1457", "CVE-2010-1620");
  script_bugtraq_id(40005, 40062);
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201401-12");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-201401-12 : GNUstep Base library: Multiple vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201401-12
(GNUstep Base library: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNUstep Base library.
      Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  
Impact :

    A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. A
      local attacker could possibly read arbitrary files.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201401-12"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All GNUstep Base library users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      '>=gnustep-base/gnustep-base-1.20.1'
    Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
      such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.
    NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
      available since August 13, 2010. It is likely that your system is already
      no longer affected by this issue."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:gnustep-base");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/01/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/01/21");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"gnustep-base/gnustep-base", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.20.1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.20.1"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "GNUstep Base library");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2010-8554.NASL
    descriptionFix CVE-2010-1457 and CVE-2010-1602 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id47500
    published2010-07-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/47500
    titleFedora 11 : gnustep-base-1.18.0-9.fc11 (2010-8554)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2010-8554.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(47500);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:33");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-1457", "CVE-2010-1620");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2010-8554");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 11 : gnustep-base-1.18.0-9.fc11 (2010-8554)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Fix CVE-2010-1457 and CVE-2010-1602

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591601"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041676.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?5b4f23ff"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected gnustep-base package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:gnustep-base");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/05/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/07/01");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^11([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 11.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC11", reference:"gnustep-base-1.18.0-9.fc11")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "gnustep-base");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2010-8562.NASL
    descriptionFix CVE-2010-1457 and CVE-2010-1602. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id47502
    published2010-07-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/47502
    titleFedora 13 : gnustep-base-1.18.0-9.fc13 (2010-8562)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2010-8562.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(47502);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:33");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-1457", "CVE-2010-1620");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2010-8562");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 13 : gnustep-base-1.18.0-9.fc13 (2010-8562)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Fix CVE-2010-1457 and CVE-2010-1602.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591601"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041716.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c969c848"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected gnustep-base package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:gnustep-base");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:13");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/05/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/07/01");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^13([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 13.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC13", reference:"gnustep-base-1.18.0-9.fc13")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "gnustep-base");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2010-8575.NASL
    descriptionFix CVE-2010-1457 and CVE-2010-1602 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id47503
    published2010-07-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/47503
    titleFedora 12 : gnustep-base-1.18.0-9.fc12 (2010-8575)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2010-8575.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(47503);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:33");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-1457", "CVE-2010-1620");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2010-8575");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 12 : gnustep-base-1.18.0-9.fc12 (2010-8575)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Fix CVE-2010-1457 and CVE-2010-1602

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591601"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041702.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9b460d1f"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected gnustep-base package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:gnustep-base");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/05/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/07/01");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^12([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 12.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC12", reference:"gnustep-base-1.18.0-9.fc12")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "gnustep-base");
}

References