Sun Solaris 2.6/8.0 FTP Server CWD Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Sun Solaris 2.6/8.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component FTP Server. Performing a manipulation of the argument CWD with the input ~ results in information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0421. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.6/8.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component FTP Server. The manipulation of the argument CWD with the input value ~ leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

FTP server in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local and remote attackers to cause a core dump in the root directory, possibly with world-readable permissions, by providing a valid username with an invalid password followed by a CWD ~ command, which could release sensitive information such as shadowed passwords, or fill the disk partition.

The weakness was published 07/02/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0421. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13378 (Solaris 8 (sparc) : 111606-07), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1672.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6422), Exploit-DB (20764), Tenable (13378), SecurityFocus (BID 2601†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-804†). Similar entries are available at VDB-16939, VDB-16937 and VDB-16936. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 13378
Nessus Name: Solaris 8 (sparc) : 111606-07
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1672
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-FTP CWD ~ attempt
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Suricata ID: 2101672
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04/17/2001 🔍
07/02/2001 +76 days 🔍
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02/04/2003 +582 days 🔍
07/12/2004 +524 days 🔍
06/25/2007 +1078 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +2566 days 🔍
01/06/2025 +3839 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0421 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0421
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16935
X-Force: 6422
SecurityFocus: 2601 - Solaris FTP Core Dump Shadow Password Recovery Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 804 - Solaris FTP Core Dump Shadow Password Recovery Vulnerability, Low

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

Created: 07/05/2014 01:08
Updated: 01/06/2025 06:18
Changes: 07/05/2014 01:08 (78), 05/08/2019 22:35 (3), 06/25/2021 17:30 (3), 01/06/2025 06:18 (25)
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