Vulnerability identifier: #VU42011

Vulnerability 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-2014-2096

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
catfish
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Vendor: xfce-mirror

Description

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

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Catfish 0.6.0 through 1.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse bin/catfish.py under 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: 0.6.0 - 1.0.0

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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

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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.