Description
An incorrect permission check in the admin backend in gvfs before version 1.39.4 was found that allows reading and modify arbitrary files by privileged users without asking for password when no authentication agent is running. This vulnerability can be exploited by malicious programs running under privileges of users belonging to the wheel group to further escalate its privileges by modifying system files without user's knowledge. Successful exploitation requires uncommon system configuration.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
gnome
oss-project·USaka gnome project, glib
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
GNOME Foundation
oss-project·USaka gnu image manipulation program (gimp), libsoup, gvfs
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Attack Graph
Products CVE Techniques Tactics
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Initial Access
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3827
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/merge_requests/31
gitlab.gnome.org
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1517
access.redhat.com
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