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    CVE-2002-0678

    CDE ToolTalk database server (ttdbserver) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the transaction log file used by the _TT_TRANSACTION RPC procedure.

    Published:Jul 23, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Apr 2, 2003
    EPSS Score:0.0043
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Caldera
    Product
    Openunix
    Vendor
    Caldera
    Product
    Unixware
    Vendor
    Compaq
    Product
    Tru64
    Vendor
    Hp
    Product
    Hp-ux
    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Aix
    Vendor
    Sgi
    Product
    Irix
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Solaris
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Sunos
    Vendor
    Xi Graphics
    Product
    Dextop

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2002-1231 (CVSS 2.1) — SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service via an rcp call on /pro…
    CVE-2002-0981 (CVSS 7.2) — Buffer overflow in ndcfg command for UnixWare 7.1.1 and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows local users to execute arbitrar…
    CVE-2002-0988 (CVSS 10) — Buffer overflow in X server (Xsco) in OpenUNIX 8.0.0 and UnixWare 7.1.1, possibly related to XBM/xkbcomp capab…
    CVE-2002-0987 (CVSS 7.2) — X server (Xsco) in OpenUNIX 8.0.0 and UnixWare 7.1.1 does not drop privileges before calling programs such as …
    CVE-2002-0679 (CVSS 10) — Buffer overflow in Common Desktop Environment (CDE) ToolTalk RPC database server (rpc.ttdbserverd) allows remo…
    CVE-2002-0885 (CVSS 7.5) — Multiple buffer overflows in in.rarpd (ARP server) on Solaris, and possibly other operating systems including …
    CVE-2002-0884 (CVSS 7.5) — Multiple format string vulnerabilities in in.rarpd (ARP server) on Solaris, Caldera UnixWare and Open UNIX, an…
    CVE-2002-0827 (CVSS 7.2) — Vulnerability in pppd on UnixWare 7.1.1 and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows local users to gain root privileges via (1)…
    CVE-2002-0677 (CVSS 7.5) — CDE ToolTalk database server (ttdbserver) allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory locations with…
    CVE-2002-0517 (CVSS 7.2) — Buffer overflow in X11 library (libX11) on Caldera Open UNIX 8.0.0, UnixWare 7.1.1, and possibly other operati…

    References

    ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.28/CSSA-2002-SCO.28.txt
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021101-01-P
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2002-q3/0002.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102635906423617&w=2
    http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-20.html
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9527.php
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/299816
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5083
    http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0207-199
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A175
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2770
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A80
    ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.28/CSSA-2002-SCO.28.txt
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021101-01-P
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2002-q3/0002.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102635906423617&w=2
    http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-20.html
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9527.php
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/299816
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5083
    http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0207-199
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A175
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2770
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A80

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High