Digital VMS up to 5.4.2 Monitor Utility sys$share:spishr.exe privileges management
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A vulnerability was found in Digital VMS up to 5.4.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file sys$share:spishr.exe of the component Monitor Utility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
vulnerability in monitor utility (sys$share:spishr.exe) in vms 5.0 through 5.4-2 allows local users to gain privileges.
The weakness was released 11/17/1992 as CA-1992-18 as not defined advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1395. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 5.4.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: VMS 5.4.3
Timeline
07/22/1992 🔍11/17/1992 🔍
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06/16/2014 🔍
05/17/2018 🔍
Sources
Advisory: CA-1992-18Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-1395 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 51
OSVDB: 59332 - VMS Monitor Utility (SYS$SHARE:SPISHR.EXE) Local Privilege Escalation
Entry
Created: 06/16/2014 15:31Updated: 05/17/2018 09:09
Changes: 06/16/2014 15:31 (51), 05/17/2018 09:09 (7)
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