Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0864 (CCN-3637)

Assigned:1999-12-02
Published:1999-12-02
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:UnixWare programs that dump core allow a local user to modify files via a symlink attack on the ./core.pid file.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
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
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Dec 02 1999 - 20:07:20 CST
UnixWare coredumps follow symlinks

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Dec 15 1999 - 12:24:26 CST
Recent postings about SCO UnixWare 7

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Dec 20 1999 - 15:45:57 CST
SCO OpenServer Security Status

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Dec 23 1999 - 16:31:03 CST
FYI, SCO Security patches available.

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0864

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19991215 Recent postings about SCO UnixWare 7

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19991220 SCO OpenServer Security Status

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19991223 FYI, SCO Security patches available.

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 9339
SCO UnixWare Multiple Programs ./core.pid Symlink Arbitrary File Modification

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
851

Source: CCN
Type: BID-851
SCO UnixWare coredump Symlink Vulnerability

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19991202 UnixWare coredumps follow symlinks

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sco-coredump-symlink(3637)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sco:unixware:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sco:unixware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sco:unixware:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sco:unixware:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sco:unixware:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sco unixware 7.0
    sco unixware 7.0.1
    sco unixware 7.1
    sco unixware 7.1.1
    sco unixware 7.0.0
    sco unixware 7.1.0