IBM Lotus Notes "notes" directory insecure permission
| lotusnotes-directory-insecure-permission (29660) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
IBM Lotus Notes could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by insecure permissions on the "notes" directory and related subdirectories, which assign "Full Control" to the "Everyone" group. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to add, modify, or delete application files and possibly execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- IBM, Lotus Notes 6.5.4
- IBM, Lotus Notes 6.5.5
- IBM, Lotus Notes 7.0
- IBM, Lotus Notes 7.0.1
- Microsoft, Windows XP Professional
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Lotus Notes (7.0.2 or later), available from the IBM Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Oct 18 2006 - 10:39:12 CDT , Secunia Research: IBM Lotus Notes Insecure Default Folder Permissions at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-10/0308.html.
- IBM Web site, Secunia 19537: IBM Lotus Notes Insecure Default Permissions at http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21246773.
- BID-20612: IBM Lotus Notes Local Insecure Default Directory Permissions Vulnerability
- BID-25401: IBM Lotus Notes NTMulti.EXE Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2454: IBM Lotus Notes 6.5.4 and 6.5.5, and 7.0.0 and 7.0.1, uses insecure default permissions (Everyone/Full Control) for the Notes folder and all children, which allows local users to gain privileges and modify, add, or delete files in that folder.
- OSVDB ID: 29761: Lotus Notes Installation Default Permission Weakness
- SA19537: IBM Lotus Notes Insecure Default Directory Permissions
- SA27342: IBM Lotus Notes Insecure Default Directory Permissions
- SECTRACK ID: 1017086: IBM Lotus Notes Lets Local Users Modify Critical Files
- US-CERT VU#383092: IBM Lotus Notes sets insecure default permissions on program data
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4093: IBM Lotus Notes Insecure Directory Permissions File Manipulation Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 18, 2006
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