Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8.0 ed privileges management

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A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component ed. 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The ed editor for Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The bug was discovered 12/11/2003. The weakness was published 12/10/2003 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1056 since 02/08/2005. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (13952). Additional details are provided at auscert.org.au. Similar entry is available at 444.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

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Remote: Partially

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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1056 (🔍)
X-Force: 13952 - Sun Solaris Text Editor ed(1) creates insecure temporary files, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 20663 - Sun Solaris 2.6 - 8 ED Symlink Allows Local Attackers to Overwrite Arbitrary Files, Medium
SecurityFocus: 9199 - Sun Solaris Text Editor ed Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 10411 - Sun Solaris ed Text Editor Insecure Temporary File Creation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 2955 - Solaris ed Insecure Temporary File Creation

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Created: 12/15/2003 13:07
Updated: 06/27/2019 12:53
Changes: 12/15/2003 13:07 (80), 06/27/2019 12:53 (4)
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