VDB-21477 · CVE-2003-0996 · SA10420

CA Unicenter Remote Control Host 6.0 Help Interface Local Privilege Escalation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in CA Unicenter Remote Control Host 6.0 (Remote Access Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Help Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown "System Security Vulnerability" in Computer Associates (CA) Unicenter Remote Control (URC) 6.0 allows attackers to gain privileges via the help interface.

The weakness was disclosed 01/05/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0996 since 12/16/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries 21479 and 21478 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

Remote Access Software

Vendor

Name

Unicenter Remote Control Host

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2003 🔍
12/16/2003 +4 days 🔍
01/05/2004 +20 days 🔍
01/05/2004 +0 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +3921 days 🔍
06/23/2018 +1362 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2003-0996 (🔍)
Secunia: 10420 - CA Unicenter Remote Control Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2014 15:31
Updated: 06/23/2018 07:22
Changes: 09/30/2014 15:31 (46), 06/23/2018 07:22 (6)
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