DNSTools 1.0.8 Metacharacter privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in DNSTools 1.0.8. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation as part of Metacharacter results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2000-0177. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DNSTools 1.0.8. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation as part of a Metacharacter 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

DNSTools CGI applications allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

The weakness was shared 03/02/2000 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0177. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4876), Exploit-DB (19786), SecurityFocus (BID 1028†), OSVDB (13633†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7107†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/23/2014 +3413 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: This vulnerability was posted to the Bugtraq mailing list by Jonathan Leto on March 2, 2000.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15369
X-Force: 4876
SecurityFocus: 1028 - DNSTools Input Validation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13633 - DNSTools - Input Validation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 7107 - DNSTools Arbitrary Code Execution via Shell Metacharacters, Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 23:27
Updated: 08/02/2024 19:18
Changes: 06/23/2014 23:27 (56), 05/30/2019 10:44 (2), 10/08/2020 12:16 (1), 08/02/2024 19:18 (25)
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Cache ID: 216:3FD:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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