Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0022 (CCN-540)

Assigned:1996-07-03
Published:1996-07-03
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary:Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via expstr() function.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: SGI Security Advisory 19970509-02-PX
IRIX ordist Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin H-107
UNIX Buffer Overflow in rdist Vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0022

Source: CCN
Type: Hewlett-Packard Company Security Bulletin HPSBUX9608-036
Security vulnerability in rdist only in releases 10.0X, 10.10, & 10.20 of HP-UX.

Source: SUN
Type: UNKNOWN
00179

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin #00179
rdist

Source: CCN
Type: IBM AIX Fix Distribution Service
AIX General Software Fixes

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1997-23
Buffer Overflow Problem in rdist

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 910
Multiple Vendor rdist expstr() Function Local Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: BID-129
Multiple Vendor Rdist [8LGM] Vulnerability 1996

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
rdist-sept97(540)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:xfs:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:xfs:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:bsdi:bsd_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:4.1.3u1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:windriver:bsdos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sgi irix 5.0
    sgi irix 5.0.1
    sgi irix 5.1
    sgi irix 5.1.1
    sgi irix 5.2
    sgi irix 5.3
    sgi irix 5.3
    sgi irix 6.0
    sgi irix 6.0.1
    sgi irix 6.0.1
    sgi irix 6.1
    sgi irix 6.2
    sgi irix 6.3
    sgi irix 6.4
    bsdi bsd os 1.1
    freebsd freebsd 2.0
    freebsd freebsd 2.0.5
    freebsd freebsd 2.1.0
    hp hp-ux 10.00
    ibm aix 3.1
    ibm aix 3.2
    ibm aix 3.2.4
    ibm aix 3.2.5
    ibm aix 4.1
    ibm aix 4.1.1
    ibm aix 4.1.2
    ibm aix 4.1.3
    ibm aix 4.1.4
    ibm aix 4.1.5
    ibm aix 4.2
    sun solaris 4.1.3
    sun sunos 4.1.1
    sun sunos 4.1.2
    sun sunos 4.1.3u1
    sun sunos 5.0
    sun sunos 5.1
    sun sunos 5.2
    sun sunos 5.3
    sun sunos 5.4
    sun solaris *
    sun sunos *
    ibm aix *
    windriver bsdos *