Description
UnixWare programs that dump core allow a local user to modify files via a symlink attack on the ./core.pid file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- SCO Unixware 7.0/7.0.1/7.1/7.1.1 - 'coredump' Symlink EDB-19659 · local · Dec 3, 1999 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 19991220 SCO OpenServer Security Status mailing-list
- 851 vdb-entry
- 19991215 Recent postings about SCO UnixWare 7 mailing-list
- 19991223 FYI, SCO Security patches available. mailing-list
- 19991202 UnixWare coredumps follow symlinks mailing-list