Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0972 (CCN-5410)

Assigned:2000-10-23
Published:2000-10-23
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:HP-UX 11.00 crontab allows local users to read arbitrary files via the -e option by creating a symlink to the target file during the crontab session, quitting the session, and reading the error messages that crontab generates.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
20001020 [ Hackerslab bug_paper ] HP-UX crontab temporary file symbolic link vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Oct 20 2000 - 22:08:20 CDT
[ Hackerslab bug_paper ] HP-UX crontab temporary file symbolic link vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0972

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6984
HP-UX crontab -e Option Symlink Arbitrary File Read

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1845
HP-UX crontab /tmp File Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
hp-crontab-read-files(5410)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
hp-crontab-read-files(5410)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    hp hp-ux 10.20
    hp hp-ux 11.00
    hp hp-ux 11.00