NFS on SunOS 4.1 through 4.1.2 ignores the high order 16 bits in a 32 bit UID, which allows a local user to gain root access if the lower 16 bits are set to 0, as fixed by the NFS jumbo patch upgrade.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/117&type=0&nav=sec.sba | Patch |
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1992-15.html | Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82 |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00
Updated: 2002-02-17T00:00:00
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1021
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 1992-12-30T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:01.483
Link: CVE-1999-1021
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CWE