Sun Solaris 2.0 WorkMan privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Sun Solaris 2.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component WorkMan. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0277. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sun Solaris 2.0 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component WorkMan. 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:

the workman program can be used to overwrite any file to get root access.

The weakness was published 10/28/1996. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0277. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (435), SecurityFocus (BID 82089†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56290†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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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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Timelineinfo

09/01/1996 🔍
10/27/1996 +57 days 🔍
10/28/1996 +0 days 🔍
10/28/1996 +0 days 🔍
06/17/2014 +6441 days 🔍
01/30/2016 +592 days 🔍
04/03/2025 +3350 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0277 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0277
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13770
X-Force: 435
SecurityFocus: 82089 - Solaris CVE-1999-0277 Local Security Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 56290 - WorkMan Local Host Privileges due to tmpfile Symlink Bug, High

Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 17:35
Updated: 04/03/2025 13:48
Changes: 06/17/2014 17:35 (49), 07/23/2018 07:30 (8), 04/03/2025 13:48 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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