NeXT NeXTstep 1.0/1.0a BuildDisk privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in NeXT NeXTstep 1.0/1.0a. This affects an unknown part of the component BuildDisk. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1198. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NeXT NeXTstep 1.0/1.0a. Affected is an unknown code block of the component BuildDisk. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

builddisk program on next systems before 2.0 does not prompt users for the root password which allows local users to gain root privileges.

The weakness was published 10/03/1990 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1198. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 databases at X-Force (7141) and SecurityFocus (BID 11†). Similar entries are available at VDB-13621 and VDB-13622. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/02/1990 🔍
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06/16/2014 +8657 days 🔍
06/07/2024 +3644 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cert.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13620
X-Force: 7141
SecurityFocus: 11 - NeXTstep BuildDisk Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2014 15:30
Updated: 06/07/2024 22:15
Changes: 06/16/2014 15:30 (38), 04/03/2019 11:11 (13), 06/07/2024 22:15 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:878:103

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