CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component gzip. The manipulation of the argument -force
as part of a Hard Link leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
gzip before 1.3 in Solaris 8, when called with the -f or -force flags, will change the permissions of files that are hard linked to the target files, which allows local users to view or modify these files.
The bug was discovered 10/01/2004. The weakness was released 10/01/2004 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1349 since 01/06/2005. The attack can only be done within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (17577).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Partially
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com
Timeline
10/01/2004 🔍10/01/2004 🔍
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10/04/2004 🔍
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06/29/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-1349 (🔍)
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X-Force: 17577 - Sun Solaris gzip modify privileges of hard linked files, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 20669 - Sun Solaris 8-9 Gzip Local Modify-Privileges Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 11318 - Sun Solaris Gzip File Permission Modification Vulnerability
Secunia: 12744 - Sun Solaris gzip "-force" File Permissions Change Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 10511 - Solaris gzip Hard Link Permission Modification
Entry
Created: 10/07/2004 12:32Updated: 06/29/2019 14:50
Changes: 10/07/2004 12:32 (81), 06/29/2019 14:50 (4)
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