Sun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0 Terminal information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Terminal. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2203. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component Terminal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in the System Serial Console terminal in Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6, and 7 allows local users to monitor keystrokes and possibly steal sensitive information.

The bug was discovered 07/01/2002. The weakness was published 12/31/2002 with Sun Microsystems (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-2203 since 11/16/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 183 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 (9492), SecurityFocus (BID 5161†), OSVDB (60103†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20835†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/01/2002 🔍
07/01/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/04/2002 +3 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +180 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
11/16/2005 +1051 days 🔍
02/15/2009 +1187 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +1998 days 🔍
08/27/2019 +1847 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2203 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2203
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19845
X-Force: 9492
SecurityFocus: 5161 - Sun Solaris Serial Console Keystroke Interception Vulnerability
OSVDB: 60103 - Sun Solaris OS, Keystroke Interception from Serial Console
Vulnerability Center: 20835 - Sun Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6 and 7 System Serial Console Terminal Local Information Disclosure, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2014 12:31
Updated: 08/27/2019 09:27
Changes: 08/06/2014 12:31 (60), 08/27/2019 09:27 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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