FreeBSD 3.3 angband memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in FreeBSD 3.3 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file angband. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in FreeBSD angband allows local users to gain privileges.

The weakness was shared 12/01/1999 by Brock Tellier (FIRST) (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0826. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at downloads.securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (3723). The entries 15013 and 15012 are related to this item.

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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/30/1999 🔍
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02/21/2003 +1178 days 🔍
06/22/2014 +4138 days 🔍
05/22/2018 +1430 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Researcher: Brock Tellier (FIRST)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0826 (🔍)
X-Force: 3723
SecurityFocus: 840 - FreeBSD angband Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1151 - FreeBSD angband Local Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 15:30
Updated: 05/22/2018 09:14
Changes: 06/22/2014 15:30 (53), 05/22/2018 09:14 (11)
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