Digital VMS up to 5.4.2 Monitor Utility sys$share:spishr.exe privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Digital VMS up to 5.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file sys$share:spishr.exe of the component Monitor Utility. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1395. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Digital VMS up to 5.4.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file sys$share:spishr.exe of the component Monitor Utility. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

vulnerability in monitor utility (sys$share:spishr.exe) in vms 5.0 through 5.4-2 allows local users to gain privileges.

The weakness was released 11/17/1992 as CA-1992-18 as not defined advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1395. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 5.4.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7136), SecurityFocus (BID 51†) and OSVDB (59332†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: VMS 5.4.3

Timelineinfo

07/22/1992 🔍
11/17/1992 +118 days 🔍
11/17/1992 +0 days 🔍
10/26/2009 +6187 days 🔍
06/16/2014 +1693 days 🔍
06/08/2024 +3645 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: CA-1992-18
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1395 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1395
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13651
X-Force: 7136
SecurityFocus: 51
OSVDB: 59332 - VMS Monitor Utility (SYS$SHARE:SPISHR.EXE) Local Privilege Escalation

Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2014 15:31
Updated: 06/08/2024 15:58
Changes: 06/16/2014 15:31 (51), 05/17/2018 09:09 (7), 06/08/2024 15:58 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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