docview up to 1.0-15 on Caldera OpenLinux man Page Converter privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in docview up to 1.0-15 on Caldera OpenLinux. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component man Page Converter. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2001-0980. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in docview up to 1.0-15 on Caldera OpenLinux. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component man Page Converter. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

docview before 1.0-15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are processed when converting a man page to a web page.

The weakness was published 07/17/2001 with Caldera (Website). The advisory is shared for download at calderasystems.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0980. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6854) and SecurityFocus (BID 3052†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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07/07/2014 +4738 days 🔍
04/08/2019 +1736 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: calderasystems.com
Organization: Caldera
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0980 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0980
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17020
X-Force: 6854 - Caldera OpenLinux docview httpd command execution
SecurityFocus: 3052 - Caldera OpenLinux DocView Meta-Character Filtering Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 13:30
Updated: 04/08/2019 14:48
Changes: 07/07/2014 13:30 (39), 04/08/2019 14:48 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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