SAP Web Application Server named pipe privilege escalation
| sap-pipe-privilege-escalation (29982) |  High Risk |
Description:
SAP Web Application Server could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges, caused by a file disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthorized access. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to a user-controlled process using a named pipe and gain privileges as the user.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.9 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SAP Web Application Server, as listed in SAP Notes 948457 and 959877, available from the SAP Web Application Server Web site. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Thu Nov 2 01:24:23 GMT 2006 : Multiple vulnerabilities in SAP Web Application Server 6.40 and 7.00.
- SAP Web Application Server Web site: WAS - Web Application Server.
- BID-20877: SAP Web Application Server Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5784: Unspecified vulnerability in enserver.exe in SAP Web Application Server 6.40 before patch 136 and 7.00 before patch 66 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted data on a 3200+SYSNR TCP port, as demonstrated by port 3201. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged by local users to access a named pipe as the SAPServiceJ2E user.
- SA22677: SAP Web Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017628: SAP Web Application Server Lets Remote Users Traverse the Directory and Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4318: SAP Web Application Server Remote Directory Traversal and DoS Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- SAP SAP Netweaver Web Application Server 6.40
- SAP SAP Web Application Server 7.00
Reported:
Nov 02, 2006
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