Description
Tools/gdomap.c in gdomap in GNUstep Base before 1.20.0 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a (1) -c or (2) -a option, which prints file contents in an error message.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | gnustep-base | 1.19.3-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | gnustep-base | 1.19.3-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | gnustep-base | 1.19.3-2 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- gdomap - Multiple Local Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities EDB-33963 · local · May 7, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 39746 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20100507 CVE Assignment (gnustep) mailing-list
- http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?29755
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.gnustep.bugs/12336
- http://ftpmain.gnustep.org/pub/gnustep/core/gnustep-base-1.20.0.tar.gz
- 40005 vdb-entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnustep-base/+bug/573108