IBM AIX 3.2/4.1 rpc.ypupdated privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM AIX 3.2/4.1. This affects an unknown part of the component rpc.ypupdated. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-1999-0208. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM AIX 3.2/4.1 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component rpc.ypupdated. 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. The summary by CVE is:

rpc.ypupdated (nis) allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands.

The bug was discovered 12/01/1995. The weakness was shared 12/12/1995 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0208. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at saintcorporation.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1441 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31683 (Multiple Vendor NIS rpc.ypupdated YP Map Update Arbitrary Remote Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family RPC and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 591. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6023.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (110), Exploit-DB (20258), Tenable (31683), SecurityFocus (BID 1749†) and OSVDB (11517†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • IBM AIX 3.2/4.1
  • SGI IRIX up to 5.2

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 31683
Nessus Name: Multiple Vendor NIS rpc.ypupdated YP Map Update Arbitrary Remote Command Execution
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OpenVAS ID: 80036
OpenVAS Name: strcat(|sleep , sleep, true > /dev/null
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ypupdated
Saint Name: rpc.ypupdated command injection vulnerability

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 591
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-RPC portmap ypupdated request TCP
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Timelineinfo

01/01/1992 🔍
12/19/1994 +1083 days 🔍
12/01/1995 +347 days 🔍
12/12/1995 +11 days 🔍
12/12/1995 +0 days 🔍
12/19/1995 +7 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +3033 days 🔍
03/28/2008 +1449 days 🔍
06/02/2008 +66 days 🔍
12/08/2008 +189 days 🔍
06/17/2014 +2017 days 🔍
12/07/2024 +3826 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: patches.sgi.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0208 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13719
X-Force: 110
SecurityFocus: 1749 - Multiple Vendor RPC.YPUpdated Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 11517 - Multiple Vendor NIS rpc.ypupdated YP Map Update Arbitrary Remote Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 20164 - rpc.ypupdated cmd exec, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 16:46
Updated: 12/07/2024 15:42
Changes: 06/17/2014 16:46 (92), 08/21/2019 16:18 (1), 12/07/2024 15:42 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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