SCO UnixWare 1.1.4/7.1.4 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SCO UnixWare 1.1.4/7.1.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-6558. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SCO UnixWare 1.1.4/7.1.4 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in (1) hvdisp and (2) rcvm in ReliantHA 1.1.4 in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the RELIANT_PATH environment variable to point to a malicious bin/hvenv program.

The weakness was released 04/04/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ftp.sco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6558 since 03/30/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by qaaz in ANSI C and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 Exploit-DB (5356), SecurityFocus (BID 28624†), OSVDB (46706†) and Secunia (SA30921†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-47412. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: qaaz
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sco.com

Advisory: ftp.sco.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-6558 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6558
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47411
SecurityFocus: 28624 - SCO UnixWare Reliant HA 'RELIANT_PATH' Local Input Validation Vulnerability
Secunia: 30921 - UnixWare ReliantHA Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 46706 - SCO UnixWare ReliantHA /usr/opt/reliant/bin/hvdisp Local Privilege Escalation

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

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 10/20/2024 13:29
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (62), 11/03/2018 18:07 (5), 10/20/2024 13:29 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:73B:103

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