HP-UX/Sun Solaris/IBM AIX/OpenServer/IRIX Telnet/Rlogin Service memory corruption
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in HP-UX, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, OpenServer and IRIX (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Telnet/Rlogin Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a large number of arguments through services such as telnet and rlogin.
The weakness was shared 12/12/2001 by Mark Dowd with ISS X-Force as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0797. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 05/06/2019).
After 4 years, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at securiteam.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10827 (SysV /bin/login Environment Remote Overflow (telnet check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3147. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1377.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7284), Tenable (10827) and Exploit-DB (57).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 10827
Nessus Name: SysV /bin/login Environment Remote Overflow (telnet check)
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OpenVAS ID: 80049
OpenVAS Name: SysV /bin/login buffer overflow (telnet)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/systemv_login
Saint Name: System V login argument array buffer overflow
MetaSploit ID: manyargs.rb
MetaSploit Name: Mercantec SoftCart CGI Overflow
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Countermeasures
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Snort ID: 3147
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-TELNET login buffer overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 2103274
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: cert.orgResearcher: Mark Dowd
Organization: ISS X-Force
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2001-0797 (🔍)
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X-Force: 7284 - /bin/login buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 348 - [cisco-sa-20020410-solaris-bin-login] Buffer Overflow in System V Based OS \x27login\x27 Allows Arbitrary Code Execution, Critical
SecurityFocus: 3681 - Multiple Vendor System V Derived 'login' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 690 - Unix SysV Telnet login Environment Remote Overflow
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 07/11/2014 11:03Updated: 05/06/2019 12:50
Changes: 07/11/2014 11:03 (96), 05/06/2019 12:50 (4)
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