BlackBerry Link Remote File Access Feature Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:63695

Info

BlackBerry Link Remote File Access Feature Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 63695
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2013-3694
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 12 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 12 2013 12:00AM
Credit: Tavis Ormandy and Ollie Whitehouse
Vulnerable: BlackBerry Link for Mac OS 1.1.1 (build 35)
BlackBerry Link for Mac OS 1.0.1 (build 6)
BlackBerry Link for Windows 1.2.0.28
BlackBerry Link for Windows 1.0.1.12
Not Vulnerable: BlackBerry Link for Windows 1.2.1.31
BlackBerry Link for Mac OS 1.1.1 (build 39)

Discussion

BlackBerry Link Remote File Access Feature Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BlackBerry Link is prone to a remote privilege-escalation vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges within the context of user running the affected application.

Exploit / POC

BlackBerry Link Remote File Access Feature Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI or visit a malicious website.

Solution / Fix

BlackBerry Link Remote File Access Feature Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

BlackBerry Link Remote File Access Feature Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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