Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0277 (CCN-435)

Assigned:1996-09-01
Published:1996-09-01
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:The WorkMan program can be used to overwrite any file to get root access.
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:File Manipulation
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0277

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1996-23
Vulnerability in WorkMan

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Web site
When the "WorkMan" compact disc playing program is installed set-user-id "root," it can be used to make any file on the system world-writable.

Source: CCN
Type: WorkMan Web site
WorkMan online reference

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 11508
WorkMan Arbitrary File Overwrite Privilege Escalation

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
workman(435)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0277

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:unix:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sun sunos 5.0
    unix unix *