VDB-17327 · CVE-2001-1000 · XFDB 7096

Merit AAA Radius Server 3.8m rlmadmin rlmadmin.help symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Merit AAA Radius Server 3.8m. This affects an unknown part of the file rlmadmin.help of the component rlmadmin. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-1000. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Merit AAA Radius Server 3.8m. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file rlmadmin.help of the component rlmadmin. 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. The summary by CVE is:

rlmadmin RADIUS management utility in Merit AAA Server 3.8M, 5.01, and possibly other versions, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the rlmadmin.help file.

The weakness was disclosed 09/07/2001 by Shadow (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-1000. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. 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 (7096), Exploit-DB (21101) and SecurityFocus (BID 3302†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Merit

Name

AAA Radius Server

Version

3.8m

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/07/2001 🔍
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07/08/2014 +4687 days 🔍
01/13/2025 +3842 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Shadow
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1000 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1000
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17327
X-Force: 7096 - Merit AAA RADIUS Server \
SecurityFocus: 3302 - Merit AAA RADIUS Server rlmadmin Symbolic Link Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 22:13
Updated: 01/13/2025 09:21
Changes: 07/08/2014 22:13 (39), 04/08/2019 21:28 (15), 01/13/2025 09:21 (27)
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