VDB-14083 · CVE-1999-1486 · XFDB 7675

IBM AIX up to 4.3 sadc privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM AIX up to 4.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component sadc. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-1999-1486. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX up to 4.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component sadc. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

sadc in ibm aix 4.1 through 4.3 when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

The issue has been introduced in 08/12/1994. The weakness was presented 02/25/1998 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1486. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1293 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 4.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7675) and SecurityFocus (BID 408†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.8

VulDB Base Score: 2.9
VulDB Temp Score: 2.8
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIX 4.3.2

Timelineinfo

08/12/1994 🔍
02/25/1998 +1293 days 🔍
02/25/1998 +0 days 🔍
02/25/1998 +0 days 🔍
06/18/2014 +5957 days 🔍
04/13/2019 +1760 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-1999-1486 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1486
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14083
X-Force: 7675
SecurityFocus: 408 - AIX sadc Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 00:04
Updated: 04/13/2019 10:26
Changes: 06/19/2014 00:04 (53), 04/13/2019 10:26 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:535:103

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