Vulnerability 10418 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CCN-10418

Published:

2002-10-15

Updated:

2002-10-15

Summary:

A vulnerability in the pcilynx firewire driver in Linux kernel could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. It may be possible for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges.

CVSS v3 Severity:

9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin N-096
Red Hat New Kernel Fixes Local Security Issues

Source: CCN
Type: The Linux Kernel Web site
The Linux Kernel Archives

Source: CCN
Type: BID-5983
Multiple Linux Kernel 2.4.18 Security Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: BID-5987
Linux PCILynx FireWire Driver 2.4 Kernel Privilege Elevation Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-pcilynx-root-privileges(10418)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable