VDB-13730 · CVE-1999-1103 · XFDB 7138

Digital Osf 1 3.2c dxconsole -file privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Digital Osf 1 3.2c. This affects an unknown part of the component dxconsole. Such manipulation of the argument -file leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-1103. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Digital Osf 1 3.2c and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component dxconsole. The manipulation of the argument -file with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

dxconsole in dec osf/1 3.2c and earlier allows local users to read arbitrary files by specifying the file with the -file parameter.

The weakness was published 04/03/1996 as VB-96.05 as not defined advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1103. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 vulnerability database at X-Force (7138). tao.ca is providing further details. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Digital

Name

Osf 1

Version

3.2c

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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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: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/03/1996 🔍
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06/17/2014 +6649 days 🔍
04/03/2025 +3943 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VB-96.05
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1103 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1103
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13730
X-Force: 7138 - OSF/1 dxconsole could alllow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 16:58
Updated: 04/03/2025 12:42
Changes: 06/17/2014 16:58 (42), 04/03/2019 14:45 (11), 04/03/2025 12:42 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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