PT-1999-1698 · Novell · Netware

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-1382

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: NetWare (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a setuid program and setting it to "Read Only". This is because NetWare NFS mode 1 and 2 implements the "Read Only" flag in Unix by changing the ownership of a file to root.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1382

Affected Products

Netware

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1382 · Security Note
• http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/tidfinder.cgi?2940551 · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90295697702474&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88427711321769&w=2 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7246.php · Note