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CVE-2009-1601 Detail

Description

The Ubuntu clamav-milter.init script in clamav-milter before 0.95.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 in Ubuntu 9.04 sets the ownership of the current working directory to the clamav account, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via read or write operations involving this directory.


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Evaluator Impact

Per https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/+bug/365823 A clean install of clamav-milter (0.95.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1) causes the root directory to become owned by the clamav user. This was witnessed breaking ssh chroot environment. TEST CASE: - purge any existing clamav-milter installation, make sure you don't have any old /etc/init.d/clamav-milter init script around - check root directory's owner (should be root:root) - sudo apt-get install clamav-milter (the last one in Jaunty is 0.95.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1) - after installing the package, clamav-milter will start automatically (at least 'init.d/clamav-milter start' will execute) - check the root directory's owner:

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34818 Patch 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-770-1 Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50311
https://launchpad.net/bugs/365823

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-1601
NVD Published Date:
05/11/2009
NVD Last Modified:
08/16/2017
Source:
MITRE