Open Group CDE up to 2.120 dtspcd symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Open Group CDE up to 2.120. The affected element is an unknown function of the component dtspcd. Such manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0689. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Open Group CDE up to 2.120. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component dtspcd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The CDE dtspcd daemon allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a symlink attack.

The weakness was shared 09/13/1999 by Job de Haas as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at www1.itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0689. 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 unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19498) and SecurityFocus (BID 636†). The entries VDB-14833, VDB-14835 and VDB-15368 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Sun Solaris up to 7.0

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/13/1999 🔍
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06/21/2014 +5395 days 🔍
12/02/2024 +3817 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: www1.itrc.hp.com
Researcher: Job de Haas
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0689 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0689
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14834

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SecurityFocus: 636 - Multiple Vendor CDE dtspcd Vulnerability

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

Created: 06/22/2014 00:50
Updated: 12/02/2024 10:12
Changes: 06/22/2014 00:50 (49), 05/21/2018 10:11 (7), 12/02/2024 10:12 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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