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8.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Snes9x 1.3.4/1.3.7. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in Snes9x 1.37, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.
The weakness was published 10/16/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-1015. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/04/2018). Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-1015 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 3437 - Snes9x Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 07/09/2014 16:14Updated: 06/04/2018 08:43
Changes: 07/09/2014 16:14 (46), 06/04/2018 08:43 (7)
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