Vulnerability CVE-1999-0164

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0164 (CCN-420)

Assigned:

1995-08-14

Published:

1995-08-14

Updated:

2008-09-09

Summary:

A race condition in the Solaris ps command allows an attacker to overwrite critical files.

CVSS v3 Severity:

8.1 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): High 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:

6.2 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): High Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

6.2 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): High 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: AusCERT Advisory AA-95.07
Incorrect permissions on /tmp may allow root access

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0164

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin #00131
ps_data

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1995-09
Solaris ps Vulnerability

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
8346

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8346
Solaris ps Command Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sol-pstmprace(420)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable