Sun Solaris Answerbook2 up to 1.4.2 dwhttpd Web Server privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris Answerbook2 up to 1.4.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component dwhttpd Web Server. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0697. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris Answerbook2 up to 1.4.2 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component dwhttpd Web Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The administration interface for the dwhttpd web server in Solaris AnswerBook2 allows interface users to remotely execute commands via shell metacharacters.

The weakness was shared 10/20/2000 with S21SEC as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0697. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1947.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5058), Exploit-DB (20146), SecurityFocus (BID 1556†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-815†). The entry VDB-15838 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1947
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP answerbook2 arbitrary command execution attempt
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Suricata ID: 2101947
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08/07/2000 🔍
10/20/2000 +74 days 🔍
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06/27/2014 +4160 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3859 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Organization: S21SEC
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15839
X-Force: 5058
SecurityFocus: 1556 - Solaris AnswerBook2 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 815 - Solaris AnswerBook2 dwhttpd Server Allows Command Execution, High

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

Created: 06/27/2014 14:47
Updated: 01/19/2025 14:45
Changes: 06/27/2014 14:47 (67), 05/08/2019 23:59 (3), 01/19/2025 14:45 (27)
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