Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1227 (CCN-3334)

Assigned:1999-07-30
Published:1999-07-30
Updated:2017-12-19
Summary:Ethereal allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the packet capture file.
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 Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1227

Source: CCN
Type: Ethereal Mailing List, Fri, 30 Jul 1999 11:32:21 -0500
[ethereal-dev] Security race in ethereal leading to root access

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.ethereal.com/lists/ethereal-dev/199907/msg00126.html

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.ethereal.com/lists/ethereal-dev/199907/msg00130.html

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 4485
Ethereal Packet Capture Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ethereal-dev-capturec-root(3334)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ethereal-dev-capturec-root(3334)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ethereal_group:ethereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ethereal_group ethereal *
    unix unix *