Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-0059 (CCN-5789)

Assigned:2000-12-18
Published:2000-12-18
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary:patchadd in Solaris allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
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: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
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, Mon Dec 18 2000 - 05:02:58 CST
Solaris patchadd(1) (3) symlink vulnerabilty

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-0059

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20001218 Solaris patchadd(1) (3) symlink vulnerabilty

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1695
Solaris patchadd Symlink Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: Vendor Advisory
2127

Source: CCN
Type: BID-2127
Solaris patchadd Race Condition Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
solaris-patchadd-symlink(5789)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
solaris-patchadd-symlink(5789)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sun sunos 5.7
    sun solaris 7.0