VDB-15923 · CVE-2000-0781 · XFDB 5023

CA ARCserve Backup 6.62 Temp File agent.cfg privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CA ARCserve Backup 6.62. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the file agent.cfg of the component Temp File Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2000-0781. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in CA ARCserve Backup 6.62 (Backup Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the file agent.cfg of the component Temp File Handler. 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:

uagentsetup in ARCServeIT Client Agent 6.62 does not properly check for the existence or ownership of a temporary file which is moved to the agent.cfg configuration file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the temporary file before it is moved.

The weakness was presented 10/20/2000 by FIRST with Shell (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0781. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5023) and SecurityFocus (BID 1519†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Backup Software

Vendor

Name

ARCserve Backup

Version

6.62

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ca.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/31/2000 🔍
10/20/2000 +81 days 🔍
10/20/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/27/2014 +4998 days 🔍
04/06/2019 +1744 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: FIRST
Organization: Shell
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0781 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0781
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15923
X-Force: 5023 - ARCServeIT Client Agent uagent temp file
SecurityFocus: 1519 - Computer Associates ARCserveIT ClientAgent Temporary File Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2014 17:45
Updated: 04/06/2019 07:40
Changes: 06/27/2014 17:45 (57), 04/06/2019 07:40 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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