Netscape iPlanet iCal 2.1p2 cshttpd privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netscape iPlanet iCal 2.1p2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component cshttpd. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2000-1073. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Netscape iPlanet iCal 2.1p2. Affected is some unknown processing of the component cshttpd. 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. CVE summarizes:

csstart program in iCal 2.1 Patch 2 searches for the cshttpd program in the current working directory, which allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a Trojan Horse cshttpd program in a directory and calling csstart from that directory.

The weakness was disclosed 10/09/2000 by Silicosis with @stake, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at atstake.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-1073. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5757), SecurityFocus (BID 1769†) and OSVDB (7210†). The entries VDB-16090, VDB-16091 and VDB-16093 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/09/2000 🔍
10/09/2000 +0 days 🔍
10/10/2000 +1 days 🔍
12/11/2000 +62 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +1214 days 🔍
07/01/2014 +3735 days 🔍
04/06/2019 +1740 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netscape.com

Advisory: atstake.com
Researcher: Silicosis
Organization: @stake, Inc.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-1073 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1073
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16092
X-Force: 5757 - iPlanet iCal csstart allows local root access
SecurityFocus: 1769 - Netscape iPlanet iCal 'csstart' Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7210 - iCal csstart Program cshttpd Path Privilege Escalation

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

Created: 07/01/2014 17:00
Updated: 04/06/2019 11:58
Changes: 07/01/2014 17:00 (60), 04/06/2019 11:58 (1)
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