Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-3351 - Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Bristol 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH'

047910
CVSS 6.9 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
nick-copeland
nessus

Summary

startBristol in Bristol 0.60.5 places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Nick_Copeland
67

Nessus

  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2010-16714.NASL
    descriptionThis update stops altering LD_LIBRARY_PATH for Bristol insecurely at runtime. 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 id50586
    published2010-11-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/50586
    titleFedora 14 : bristol-0.40.7-7.fc14 (2010-16714)
    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 2010-16714.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(50586);
      script_version("1.9");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:32");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3351");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2010-16714");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 14 : bristol-0.40.7-7.fc14 (2010-16714)");
      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:
    "This update stops altering LD_LIBRARY_PATH for Bristol insecurely at
    runtime.
    
    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=638376"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050784.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8993746c"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected bristol package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/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:bristol");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:14");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/10/28");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/11/15");
      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:"^14([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 14.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:"FC14", reference:"bristol-0.40.7-7.fc14")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "bristol");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2010-16687.NASL
    descriptionThis update stops altering LD_LIBRARY_PATH for Bristol insecurely at runtime. 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 id50585
    published2010-11-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/50585
    titleFedora 13 : bristol-0.40.7-7.fc13 (2010-16687)
    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 2010-16687.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(50585);
      script_version("1.9");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:32");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3351");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2010-16687");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 13 : bristol-0.40.7-7.fc13 (2010-16687)");
      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:
    "This update stops altering LD_LIBRARY_PATH for Bristol insecurely at
    runtime.
    
    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=638376"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050805.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e915f3d9"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected bristol package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/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:bristol");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:13");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/10/27");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/11/15");
      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:"bristol-0.40.7-7.fc13")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "bristol");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2010-16676.NASL
    descriptionThis update stops altering LD_LIBRARY_PATH for Bristol insecurely at runtime. 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 id50584
    published2010-11-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/50584
    titleFedora 12 : bristol-0.40.7-7.fc12 (2010-16676)
    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 2010-16676.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(50584);
      script_version("1.9");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:32");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3351");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2010-16676");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 12 : bristol-0.40.7-7.fc12 (2010-16676)");
      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:
    "This update stops altering LD_LIBRARY_PATH for Bristol insecurely at
    runtime.
    
    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=638376"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050787.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a9889fea"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected bristol package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/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:bristol");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:12");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/10/27");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/11/15");
      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:"bristol-0.40.7-7.fc12")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "bristol");
    }