HP JetAdmin Rev. D.01.09 /tmp/jetadmin.log race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in HP JetAdmin Rev. D.01.09. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /tmp/jetadmin.log. Such manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-1433. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP JetAdmin Rev. D.01.09 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file /tmp/jetadmin.log. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

HP JetAdmin D.01.09 on Solaris allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/jetadmin.log file.

The weakness was published 07/15/1998 by emffmmadffsdf as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1433. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:tmp/jetadmin.log it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 4.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19124) and SecurityFocus (BID 157†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: JetAdmin 4.1.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: emffmmadffsdf
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1433 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1433
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14180
SecurityFocus: 157 - HP JetAdmin symlink Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 16:42
Updated: 11/18/2024 00:03
Changes: 06/19/2014 16:42 (46), 05/19/2018 09:57 (8), 11/18/2024 00:03 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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