BMC Software Patrol Agent up to 3.2.07 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in BMC Software Patrol Agent up to 3.2.07. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-1999-1459. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in BMC Software Patrol Agent up to 3.2.07. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

The weakness was disclosed 11/02/1998 by FIRST with ISS X-Force (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1459. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 databases at X-Force (1388) and SecurityFocus (BID 534†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

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06/19/2014 +5708 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: FIRST
Organization: ISS X-Force
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14247
X-Force: 1388 - BMC Patrol Agent creates insecure temporary files
SecurityFocus: 534 - BMC Patrol Symbolic Link Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 17:55
Updated: 04/03/2019 21:54
Changes: 06/19/2014 17:55 (53), 04/03/2019 21:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:C6E:103

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