SCO UnixWare 7.0/7.1 pkginstall/pkgcat privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SCO UnixWare 7.0/7.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file pkginstall/pkgcat. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-1999-0828. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SCO UnixWare 7.0/7.1 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block of the file pkginstall/pkgcat. 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

UnixWare pkg commands such as pkginfo, pkgcat, and pkgparam allow local users to read arbitrary files via the dacread permission.

The weakness was disclosed 12/02/1999 by Brock Tellier (FIRST) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0828. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19658) and SecurityFocus (BID 853†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/02/1999 🔍
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12/06/1999 +4 days 🔍
06/22/2014 +5312 days 🔍
12/25/2024 +3839 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sco.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Brock Tellier (FIRST)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15027
SecurityFocus: 853 - SCO Unixware pkginstall/pkgcat Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 15:38
Updated: 12/25/2024 18:53
Changes: 06/22/2014 15:38 (56), 05/22/2018 09:16 (2), 12/25/2024 18:53 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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