Gentoo FoundationGLSA-201707-09GNOME applet for NetworkManager: Arbitrary file read/write
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
Background
GNOME applet for NetworkManager is a GTK+ 3 front-end which works under Xorg environments with a systray.
Description
Frederic Bardy and Quentin Biguenet discovered that GNOME applet for NetworkManager incorrectly checked permissions when connecting to certain wireless networks.
Impact
A local attacker could bypass security restrictions at the login screen to access local files.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All GNOME applet for NetworkManager users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/nm-applet-1.4.6-r1"
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo | any | all | gnome-extra/nm-applet | < 1.4.6-r1 | UNKNOWN |
Related
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%