3278 : CA Unicenter World Writeable SUID Shell Scripts
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
1995-07-01

Description

CA Unicenter has a flaw that allows any local user to execute arbitrary commands under root privileges. The flaw is due to the fact that Unicenter installs two scripts with SUID root privileges, and allows any user on the system to write to the scripts. Any local user can edit these scripts and add their own commands to the scripts, which will be executed the next time the admin runs them.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades or patches to correct this issue. It is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround: Remove the SUID bit from the acctotal script, or remove "other" privileges.

Products

Computer Associates International, Inc.

Unicenter

1.1

References

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

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