Sun Solaris 8.0 Aspppls .asppp.fifo access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Sun Solaris 8.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file .asppp.fifo of the component Aspppls. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2003-1081. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0 (Operating System) and classified as very critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file .asppp.fifo of the component Aspppls. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Aspppls for Solaris 8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .asppp.fifo temporary file.

The bug was discovered 09/11/2002. The weakness was presented 09/09/2003 by Kevin Kotas (Website). The advisory is shared at ciac.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1081 since 02/08/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/22/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 363 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 (10105), SecurityFocus (BID 5698†), OSVDB (15139†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20839†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/11/2002 🔍
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09/12/2002 +1 days 🔍
09/09/2003 +362 days 🔍
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02/08/2005 +518 days 🔍
02/15/2009 +1468 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +2006 days 🔍
01/22/2025 +3814 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: ciac.org
Researcher: Kevin Kotas
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1081 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1081
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20813
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X-Force: 10105
SecurityFocus: 5698 - Sun Solaris ASPPPLS Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 15139 - CVE-2003-1081 - Solaris - Symlink Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20839 - Sun Solaris 8 Aspppls Local Data Manipulation Vulnerability via a Symlink Attack, High

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:56
Updated: 01/22/2025 08:39
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:56 (61), 08/27/2019 09:39 (4), 01/22/2025 08:39 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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