Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-4664 - Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
consolekit-project
debian
redhat
CWE-269
nessus
NVD
Published: 2019-11-13
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

In ConsoleKit before 0.4.2, an intended security policy restriction bypass was found. This flaw allows an authenticated system user to escalate their privileges by initiating a remote VNC session.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Consolekit_Project
19
OS
Debian
2
OS
Redhat
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Restful Privilege Elevation
    Rest uses standard HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permissions methods, but these are not necessarily correlated generally with back end programs. Strict interpretation of HTTP get methods means that these HTTP Get services should not be used to delete information on the server, but there is no access control mechanism to back up this logic. This means that unless the services are properly ACL'd and the application's service implementation are following these guidelines then an HTTP request can easily execute a delete or update on the server side. The attacker identifies a HTTP Get URL such as http://victimsite/updateOrder, which calls out to a program to update orders on a database or other resource. The URL is not idempotent so the request can be submitted multiple times by the attacker, additionally, the attacker may be able to exploit the URL published as a Get method that actually performs updates (instead of merely retrieving data). This may result in malicious or inadvertent altering of data on the server.

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_3_CONSOLEKIT-110607.NASL
    descriptionRemote users logged in via e.g. ssh could open a consolekit session that is considered local and therefore gain additional privileges, e.g. via policykit (CVE-2010-4664).
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id75454
    published2014-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/75454
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : ConsoleKit (openSUSE-SU-2011:0639-1)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update ConsoleKit-4687.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(75454);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:41");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4664");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : ConsoleKit (openSUSE-SU-2011:0639-1)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the ConsoleKit-4687 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Remote users logged in via e.g. ssh could open a consolekit session
that is considered local and therefore gain additional privileges,
e.g. via policykit (CVE-2010-4664)."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=686150"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-06/msg00028.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected ConsoleKit packages."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ConsoleKit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ConsoleKit-32bit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ConsoleKit-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ConsoleKit-x11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/06/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/06/13");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

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

  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/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE11\.3)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "11.3", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.3", reference:"ConsoleKit-0.4.1-7.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.3", reference:"ConsoleKit-devel-0.4.1-7.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.3", reference:"ConsoleKit-x11-0.4.1-7.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.3", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ConsoleKit-32bit-0.4.1-7.3.1") ) 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, "ConsoleKit / ConsoleKit-32bit / ConsoleKit-devel / ConsoleKit-x11");
}
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_CONSOLEKIT-110527.NASL
    descriptionRemote users logged in via e.g. ssh could open a consolekit session that is considered local and therefore gain additional privileges, e.g. via policykit. (CVE-2010-4664)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id55161
    published2011-06-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/55161
    titleSuSE 11.1 Security Update : ConsoleKit (SAT Patch Number 4613)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from SuSE 11 update information. The text itself is
# copyright (C) Novell, Inc.
#

if (NASL_LEVEL < 3000) exit(0);

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(55161);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:42");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4664");

  script_name(english:"SuSE 11.1 Security Update : ConsoleKit (SAT Patch Number 4613)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Remote users logged in via e.g. ssh could open a consolekit session
that is considered local and therefore gain additional privileges,
e.g. via policykit. (CVE-2010-4664)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=686150"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4664.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply SAT patch number 4613.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ConsoleKit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ConsoleKit-32bit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ConsoleKit-x11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/05/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/06/16");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/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/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^(SLED|SLES)11") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SuSE 11");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "x86_64" >!< cpu && "s390x" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "SuSE 11", cpu);

pl = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/patchlevel");
if (isnull(pl) || int(pl) != 1) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SuSE 11.1");


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED11", sp:1, cpu:"i586", reference:"ConsoleKit-0.2.10-64.65.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED11", sp:1, cpu:"i586", reference:"ConsoleKit-x11-0.2.10-64.65.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED11", sp:1, cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ConsoleKit-0.2.10-64.65.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED11", sp:1, cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ConsoleKit-32bit-0.2.10-64.65.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED11", sp:1, cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ConsoleKit-x11-0.2.10-64.65.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES11", sp:1, reference:"ConsoleKit-0.2.10-64.65.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES11", sp:1, reference:"ConsoleKit-x11-0.2.10-64.65.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES11", sp:1, cpu:"s390x", reference:"ConsoleKit-32bit-0.2.10-64.65.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES11", sp:1, cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ConsoleKit-32bit-0.2.10-64.65.1")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

References