CVE-1999-0857 : Detail

CVE-1999-0857

0.04%V3
Local
2000-02-04
04h00 +00:00
2024-08-01
16h55 +00:00
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CVE Descriptions

FreeBSD gdc program allows local users to modify files via a symlink attack.

CVE Informations

Metrics

Metrics Score Severity CVSS Vector Source
V2 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N [email protected]

EPSS

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EPSS Score

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EPSS Percentile

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Exploit information

Exploit Database EDB-ID : 19650

Publication date : 1999-11-30 23h00 +00:00
Author : Brock Tellier
EDB Verified : Yes

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/835/info It is possible to write debug ouput from gdc to a file (/var/tmp/gdb_dump). Unfortunately, gdc follows symbolic links which can be created in tmp and will overwrite any file on the system thanks to it being setiud root. This does not cause any immediate compromises and is more of a denial of service attack since it does not change the permissions of the overwritten files (to say, world writeable or group writeable). Local users are required to be in group wheel (or equivelent) to execute gdc. ln -s /etc/master.passwd /var/tmp/gated_dump And then wait for a priviliged user to run gdc dump.

Products Mentioned

Configuraton 0

Freebsd>>Freebsd >> Version 3.3

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/835
Tags : vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID