Sun StarOffice 5.1 StarScheduler path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Sun StarOffice 5.1. This affects an unknown part of the component StarScheduler. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2000-0174. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun StarOffice 5.1 (Office Suite Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component StarScheduler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

StarOffice StarScheduler web server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

The weakness was published 03/09/2000 by Vanja Hrustic (FIRST) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0174. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16038 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mplayer (MDKSA-2004:157)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19797), Tenable (16038) and SecurityFocus (BID 1040†). Similar entries are available at VDB-15381, VDB-23828, VDB-23827 and VDB-23826. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 16038
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mplayer (MDKSA-2004:157)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Vanja Hrustic (FIRST)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15380
SecurityFocus: 1040 - StarOffice StarScheduler Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

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

Created: 06/24/2014 00:26
Updated: 01/29/2025 17:39
Changes: 06/24/2014 00:26 (65), 04/30/2019 18:07 (1), 01/29/2025 17:39 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:6F9:103

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