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A vulnerability has been found in Rxvt and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument -print-pipe
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. CVE summarizes:
rxvt when compiled with the print_pipe option in various linux operating systems including linux slackware 3.0 and redhat 2.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a malicious program using the -print-pipe command line parameter.
The weakness was published 01/02/1996 as not defined paper (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1186. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
Affected
- Red Hat Linux 2.1
- Slackware Linux 3.0
Product
Name
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0
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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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Timeline
01/02/1996 🔍01/02/1996 🔍
06/17/2014 🔍
04/03/2019 🔍
Sources
Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-1186 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 06/17/2014 16:47Updated: 04/03/2019 14:31
Changes: 06/17/2014 16:47 (38), 04/03/2019 14:31 (9)
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