VDB-13855 · CVE-1999-0046 · BID 242

Sun Solaris 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.5.1 rlogin TERM memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.5.1 (Operating System) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component rlogin. The manipulation of the argument TERM as part of a Environment Variable leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 02/06/1997 by FIRST. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0046. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/07/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is declared as proof-of-concept. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 242), X-Force (423) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-562). Similar entry is available at 13857.

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Productinfoedit

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Operating System

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Solaris

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.0
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Exploitinginfoedit

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/04/1996 🔍
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02/06/1997 +64 days 🔍
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12/29/2002 +2152 days 🔍
06/17/2014 +4188 days 🔍
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05/07/2019 +634 days 🔍