Sun Solaris 7.0 patchadd symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Sun Solaris 7.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file patchadd. Such manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0059. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 7.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file patchadd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

patchadd in Solaris allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

The bug was discovered 12/18/2000. The weakness was shared 02/12/2001 by FIRST (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0059. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 56 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5789), Exploit-DB (20514), SecurityFocus (BID 2127†), OSVDB (1695†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20431†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.4
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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/18/2000 🔍
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02/12/2001 +56 days 🔍
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01/12/2009 +2891 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +1998 days 🔍
01/02/2025 +3836 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0059 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0059
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16394
X-Force: 5789
SecurityFocus: 2127 - Solaris patchadd Race Condition Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1695 - Sun Solaris OS, Race Condition in patchadd
Vulnerability Center: 20431 - Sun Solaris 2.5.1 - 8 Patchadd Local Arbitrary Commands Execution and System Files Corruption, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 10:41
Updated: 01/02/2025 12:59
Changes: 07/03/2014 10:41 (66), 08/23/2019 14:10 (3), 01/02/2025 12:59 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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