GNQS 3.50.6/3.50.7 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNQS 3.50.6/3.50.7. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0247. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNQS 3.50.6/3.50.7. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in Generic-NQS (GNQS) allows local users to gain root privileges.

The weakness was published 03/22/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0247. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 3.50.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4306) and SecurityFocus (BID 1842†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GNQS 3.50.8

Timelineinfo

02/22/2000 🔍
03/22/2000 +29 days 🔍
03/22/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +5206 days 🔍
04/21/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Credit for the discovery goes to Gilbert Mets, Unix System Manager @ Scitex Europe, S.A. The vulnerability was reported to bugtraq by Philippe Andersson on Wed Mar 22 2000
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0247 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0247
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15405
X-Force: 4306 - Generic NQS local root
SecurityFocus: 1842 - GNQS Root Access Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 00:46
Updated: 04/21/2026 01:13
Changes: 06/24/2014 00:46 (51), 05/23/2018 11:06 (3), 10/08/2020 15:41 (1), 04/21/2026 01:13 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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