VDB-19660 · CVE-2002-2018 · BID 3995

SAS Integration Technologies 8.0 sastcpd/objspawn netencralg privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAS Integration Technologies 8.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component sastcpd/objspawn. Executing a manipulation of the argument netencralg as part of Environment Variable can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2002-2018. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SAS Integration Technologies 8.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component sastcpd/objspawn. The manipulation of the argument netencralg as part of a Environment Variable 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:

sastcpd in SAS/Base 8.0 might allow local users to gain privileges by setting the netencralg environment variable, which causes a segmentation fault.

The weakness was published 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sas.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-2018 since 07/14/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 3995†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1003406†). Similar entries are available at VDB-18124 and VDB-18125. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Integration Technologies

Version

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

01/30/2002 🔍
01/31/2002 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +334 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2005 +926 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3309 days 🔍
04/19/2019 +1718 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sas.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2018 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19660
SecurityFocus: 3995 - SAS SASTCPD Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1003406

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 11:52
Updated: 04/19/2019 22:29
Changes: 08/05/2014 11:52 (50), 04/19/2019 22:29 (7)
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