Nortel Contivity 1.0 HTTP Server cgiproc privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Nortel Contivity 1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file cgiproc of the component HTTP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

cgiproc CGI script in Nortel Contivity HTTP server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the filename in a parameter to the script.

The weakness was released 01/17/2000 by FIRST (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0063. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10160 (Nortel Contivity HTTP Server cgiproc Special Character DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43002 (Nortel Contivity Denial of Service and File Viewing Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1763. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1004.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4316) and Tenable (10160). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 15252.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 10160
Nessus Name: Nortel Contivity HTTP Server cgiproc Special Character DoS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1763
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP Nortel Contivity cgiproc DOS attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nortel-canada.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0063 (🔍)
X-Force: 4316
Vulnerability Center: 2110 - DoS/File Read in Nortel Contivity cgiproc CGI Script via Specially Crafted HTTP Requests, High
SecurityFocus: 938 - Nortel Contivity Denial of Service and File Viewing Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 15:44
Updated: 06/23/2021 12:45
Changes: 06/23/2014 15:44 (71), 05/13/2019 06:41 (5), 06/23/2021 12:45 (3)
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