Condor authorization policy security bypass
| condor-authpolicy-security-bypass (44063) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Condor could allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error when handling wildcard characters in authorization policy lists. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability via the ALLOW_WRITE, DENY_WRITE, HOSTALLOW_WRITE, or HOSTDENY_WRITE configuration variables to bypass authorization policy security restrictions.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.4 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 4.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Condor (7.0.4 or later), available from the Condor Web page. See References.
References:
- Condor Manual: Version 7.0.4.
- Condor Web page: Condor Project Homepage.
- ASA-2008-334: condor security and bug fix update (RHSA-2008-0816)
- BID-30440: Condor Wild Card Authorization Policy Security Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3424: Condor before 7.0.4 does not properly handle wildcards in the ALLOW_WRITE, DENY_WRITE, HOSTALLOW_WRITE, or HOSTDENY_WRITE configuration variables in authorization policy lists, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
- RHSA-2008-0814: Moderate: condor security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2008-0816: Moderate: condor security and bug fix update
- SA31284: Condor Authorization Policy Wildcard Security Bypass
- SECTRACK ID: 1020646: Condor Authorization List Bug May Let Remote Users Bypass Access Controls
Platforms Affected:
- Condor Project Condor 7.0.0
- Condor Project Condor 7.0.1
- Condor Project Condor 7.0.2
- Condor Project Condor 7.0.3
- Condor Project Condor 7.0.4
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat RHEL Extras 4
Reported:
Jul 30, 2008
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