VDB-20714 · CVE-2003-0578 · GCVE-0-2003-0578

IBM U2 Universe up to 10.0.0.9 cci_dir privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM U2 Universe up to 10.0.0.9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file cci_dir. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0578. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM U2 Universe up to 10.0.0.9 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file cci_dir. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

cci_dir in IBM U2 UniVerse 10.0.0.9 and earlier creates hard links and unlinks files as root, which allows local users to gain privileges by deleting and overwriting arbitrary files.

The weakness was shared 08/18/2003 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0578 since 07/16/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-20716 and VDB-20715 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

U2 Universe

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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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: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/16/2003 🔍
08/18/2003 +33 days 🔍
08/18/2003 +0 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +4014 days 🔍
05/04/2019 +1724 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20714
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:13
Updated: 05/04/2019 09:09
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:13 (48), 05/04/2019 09:09 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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