Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-2944 - Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 10/11

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
oracle
CWE-120
nessus
exploit available

Summary

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Common Desktop Environment). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Oracle
2

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Exploit-Db

idEDB-ID:48359
last seen2020-04-21
modified2020-04-21
published2020-04-21
reporterExploit-DB
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/48359
titleOracle Solaris Common Desktop Environment 1.6 - Local Privilege Escalation

Nessus

NASL familySolaris Local Security Checks
NASL idSOLARIS_APR2020_SRU11_3_36_20_0.NASL
descriptionThis Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Common Desktop Environment). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. (CVE-2020-2851) - Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Common Desktop Environment). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. (CVE-2020-2927) - Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Common Desktop Environment). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. (CVE-2020-2944)
last seen2020-04-30
modified2020-04-16
plugin id135667
published2020-04-16
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/135667
titleOracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : apr2020_SRU11_3_36_20_0
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from the Oracle CPU for apr2020.
#
include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(135667);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/04/24");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-2851", "CVE-2020-2927", "CVE-2020-2944");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2020-A-0154");

  script_name(english:"Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : apr2020_SRU11_3_36_20_0");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the apr2020 CPU");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch from CPU
apr2020."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address critical
security updates :

  - Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle
    Systems (component: Common Desktop Environment).
    Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11.
    Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged
    attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle
    Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the
    vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may
    significantly impact additional products. Successful
    attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of
    Oracle Solaris. (CVE-2020-2851)

  - Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle
    Systems (component: Common Desktop Environment).
    Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11.
    Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged
    attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle
    Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the
    vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may
    significantly impact additional products. Successful
    attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of
    Oracle Solaris. (CVE-2020-2927)

  - Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle
    Systems (component: Common Desktop Environment).
    Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11.
    Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged
    attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle
    Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the
    vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may
    significantly impact additional products. Successful
    attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of
    Oracle Solaris. (CVE-2020-2944)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?id=2650589.1"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.oracle.com/a/tech/docs/cpuapr2020cvrf.xml"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Install the apr2020 CPU from the Oracle support website."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:solaris:11.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/04/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2020/04/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/04/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Solaris Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Solaris11/release");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("solaris.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/Solaris11/release");
if (isnull(release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Solaris11");


fix_release = "0.5.11-0.175.3.36.0.20.0";

flag = 0;

if (solaris_check_release(release:"0.5.11-0.175.3.36.0.20.0", sru:"11.3.36.20.0") > 0) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:solaris_get_report2());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "Solaris", fix_release, release);

Packetstorm

data sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/157280/2020-05-cde-sdtcm_convert.txt
idPACKETSTORM:157280
last seen2020-04-20
published2020-04-17
reporterMarco Ivaldi
sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157280/Common-Desktop-Environment-1.6-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
titleCommon Desktop Environment 1.6 Local Privilege Escalation