VDB-15685 · CVE-2000-0466 · BID 1384

IBM AIX 4.3/4.3.1/4.3.2 cdmount privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 4.3/4.3.1/4.3.2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file cdmount. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2000-0466. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 4.3/4.3.1/4.3.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file cdmount. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

AIX cdmount allows local users to gain root privileges via shell metacharacters.

The issue has been introduced in 10/01/1997. The weakness was published 06/20/2000 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0466. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 993 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 1384†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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Operating System

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commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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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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Timelineinfo

10/01/1997 🔍
06/20/2000 +993 days 🔍
06/20/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/20/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/25/2014 +5118 days 🔍
04/11/2019 +1751 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0466 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0466
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15685
SecurityFocus: 1384 - AIX cdmount Insecure External Program Call Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 12:48
Updated: 04/11/2019 22:26
Changes: 06/25/2014 12:48 (51), 04/11/2019 22:26 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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