Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0 libmle memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component libmle. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the multi-language environment library (libmle) in Solaris 7 and 8, as shipped with the Japanese locale, allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 07/25/2005. The weakness was presented 07/25/2005 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-4795 since 05/05/2006. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13381 (Solaris 8 (sparc) : 111647-01), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21524) and Tenable (13381).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 13381
Nessus Name: Solaris 8 (sparc) : 111647-01
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OpenVAS ID: 855172
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for kpasswd, libgss.so.1 and libkadm5clnt.so.1 109224-11
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-4795 (🔍)
X-Force: 21524
SecurityTracker: 1014579
Vulnerability Center: 20892 - Sun Solaris 7 and 8 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Multi-Language Environment Library, High
SecurityFocus: 13755 - Sun Solaris BCP LibMLE Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 16219 - Sun Solaris Multi-language Environment Library Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 18269 - Solaris Multi-language Environment Library (libmle) Local Privilege Escalation
Vupen: ADV-2005-1221

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Created: 08/02/2005 11:09
Updated: 07/03/2019 18:53
Changes: 08/02/2005 11:09 (84), 07/03/2019 18:53 (11)
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