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IBM Lotus Notes Insecure Default Directory Permissions
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19537
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Release Date:
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2006-10-18
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Last Update:
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2006-10-20
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Popularity:
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9,470 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | IBM Lotus Notes 6.x
IBM Lotus Notes 7.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2454
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Description:
Secunia Research has discovered a security issue in IBM Lotus Notes, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to manipulate arbitrary files.
The problem is that Lotus Notes sets insecure default permissions (grants "Everyone" group "Full Control") on the "notes" directory and all child objects. This can be exploited to remove, manipulate, and replace any of the application's files.
The security issue is confirmed in versions 6.5.4, 6.5.5, 7.0.0, and 7.0.1.
Solution:
Update to version 7.0.2.
The security issue will reportedly also be addressed in version 6.5.6.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Carsten Eiram, Secunia Research.
Changelog:
2006-10-20: Added link to US-CERT.
Original Advisory:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-29/
IBM:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21246773
Other References:
US-CERT VU#383092:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/383092
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