Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-0167 - Unspecified vulnerability in SUN Sunos 4.1.1

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
sun
nessus

Summary

In SunOS, NFS file handles could be guessed, giving unauthorized access to the exported file system.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Sun
1

Nessus

NASL familyRPC
NASL idNFS_FSIRAND.NASL
descriptionThe remote NFS server might allow an attacker to guess the NFS filehandles, and therefore allow them to mount the remote filesystems without the proper authorizations.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id11353
published2003-03-12
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/11353
titleNFS Predictable Filehandles Filesystem Access
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

# This is a _very_ old flaw

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(11353);
  script_version("1.18");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/16 14:09:13");

  script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0167");
  script_bugtraq_id(32);
  script_xref(name:"CERT-CC", value:"CA-1991-21");

  script_name(english:"NFS Predictable Filehandles Filesystem Access");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for NFS");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:'synopsis', value:'The remote service is vulnerable to access control breach.');
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:'description',
    value:
"The remote NFS server might allow an attacker to guess the NFS
filehandles, and therefore allow them to mount the remote filesystems
without the proper authorizations."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:'solution', value:"Contact your vendor for the appropriate patches.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"1991/12/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2003/03/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"RPC");
  script_dependencie("rpc_portmap.nasl", "os_fingerprint.nasl");
  script_require_keys("rpc/portmap", "Host/OS");
  exit(0);
}



include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("sunrpc_func.inc");

os = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/OS");
if ("Solaris 2.4" >!< os) exit(0, "The host is not running Solaris 2.4.");

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#                              Here we go                                    #
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

security_problem = 0;
list = "";
number_of_shares = 0;
port = get_rpc_port2(program:100005, protocol:IPPROTO_TCP);
soc = 0;
if(!port)
{
 port = get_rpc_port2(program:100005, protocol:IPPROTO_UDP);
 if (!port) exit(0, "The host is not affected.");
}

security_warning(port);