SCO OpenServer up to 5.0.6 vi symlink

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A vulnerability was found in SCO OpenServer up to 5.0.6 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component vi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

vi as included with SCO OpenServer 5.0 - 5.0.6 allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

The weakness was shared 08/22/2001 with SNOSoft as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0627. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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 (6588).

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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05/22/2001 🔍
08/22/2001 +92 days 🔍
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07/08/2014 +4703 days 🔍
06/01/2018 +1424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sco.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: SNOSoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0627 (🔍)
X-Force: 6588 - Caldera OpenServer symbolic link
SecurityFocus: 2752 - SCO OpenServer vi Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 15:10
Updated: 06/01/2018 10:50
Changes: 07/08/2014 15:10 (49), 06/01/2018 10:50 (6)
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