Automatic File Distributor up to 1.2.14 workdir memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Automatic File Distributor up to 1.2.14. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument workdir
as part of a Environment Variable 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 Automatic File Distributor (AFD) 1.2.14 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long MON_WORK_DIR environment variable or -w (workdir) argument to (1) afd, (2) afdcmd, (3) afd_ctrl, (4) init_afd, (5) mafd, (6) mon_ctrl, (7) show_olog, or (8) udc.
The weakness was published 04/02/2003 by Security Team with Netric Security (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1503. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10036) and SecurityFocus (BID 5626†).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comResearcher: Security Team
Organization: Netric Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1503 (🔍)
X-Force: 10036
SecurityFocus: 5626 - Multiple AFD Working Directory Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 08/08/2014 12:25 PMUpdated: 07/01/2024 05:01 PM
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:25 PM (54), 05/03/2019 04:04 PM (2), 07/01/2024 05:01 PM (17)
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