SGI Performance Co-Pilot up to 2.2 pmpost PCP_LOG_DIR/NOTICES symlink
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A vulnerability was found in SGI Performance Co-Pilot up to 2.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file PCP_LOG_DIR/NOTICES of the component pmpost. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The pmpost program in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 2.2.1-3 allows a local user to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the NOTICES file in the PCP log directory (PCP_LOG_DIR).
The weakness was disclosed 12/06/2001 by Paul Starzetz (Website). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0823. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional.
Upgrading to version 2.2.1-3 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6724).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Performance Co-Pilot 2.2.1-3
Timeline
06/18/2001 🔍12/06/2001 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: sgi.comAdvisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Paul Starzetz
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-0823 (🔍)
X-Force: 6724 - IRIX Performance Co-Pilot pmpost symlink
SecurityFocus: 2887 - SGI Performance Co-Pilot pmpost Symbolic Link Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 07/10/2014 17:14Updated: 04/10/2019 12:11
Changes: 07/10/2014 17:14 (53), 04/10/2019 12:11 (7)
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