Multiple vulnerabilities in xfce-mirror catfish

Published: 2014-02-26 | Updated: 2020-08-10

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2014-2093 CVE-2014-2094
CWE-ID	CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	catfish /
Vendor	xfce-mirror

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU42008

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2093

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Catfish through 0.4.0.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse catfish.py in the current working directory. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html "CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path"

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

catfish: 0.4.0 - 0.4.0.3

External links

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/25/2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/25/4
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=739958
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1069396

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU42009