Netscape iPlanet iCal 2.1p2 libsocket/libnsl privileges management
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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Netscape iPlanet iCal 2.1p2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function in the library libsocket/libnsl. 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:
csstart program in iCal 2.1 Patch 2 uses relative pathnames to install the libsocket and libnsl libraries, which could allow the icsuser account to gain root privileges by creating a Trojan Horse library in the current or parent directory.
The weakness was presented 10/09/2000 by Silicosis with @stake, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at atstake.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-1074. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (5757). See 16090, 16091 and 16092 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
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04/09/2004 🔍
07/01/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: netscape.comAdvisory: atstake.com
Researcher: Silicosis
Organization: @stake, Inc.
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2000-1074 (🔍)
X-Force: 5757 - iPlanet iCal csstart allows local root access
SecurityFocus: 1769 - Netscape iPlanet iCal 'csstart' Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7209 - iCal csstart Program Relative Pathname Privilege Escalation
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 07/01/2014 17:01Updated: 04/06/2019 12:05
Changes: 07/01/2014 17:01 (60), 04/06/2019 12:05 (1)
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