VDB-16759 · CVE-2001-1277 · GCVE-0-2001-1277

Wolfram Schneider makewhatis 1.5i2 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Wolfram Schneider makewhatis 1.5i2. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-1277. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wolfram Schneider makewhatis 1.5i2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite arbitrary files via a man page whose name contains shell metacharacters.

The weakness was shared 06/11/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1277. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

The entry VDB-16697 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Wolfram Schneider

Name

makewhatis

Version

1.5i2

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/11/2001 🔍
06/11/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +4771 days 🔍
05/30/2018 +1426 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1277 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1277
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16759
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 12:49
Updated: 05/30/2018 11:25
Changes: 07/04/2014 12:49 (36), 05/30/2018 11:25 (9)
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