Gus and Psilord freesweep 0.88/0.90 Environment Variable memory corruption
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Gus and Psilord freesweep 0.88/0.90. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation 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 freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games" group privileges when processing environment variables.
The weakness was released 03/29/2004 by Steve Kemp (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0828 since 09/22/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15228 (Debian DSA-391-1 : freesweep - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. 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 (13301) and Tenable (15228).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 15228
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-391-1 : freesweep - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53675
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 391-1 (freesweep)
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09/22/2003 🔍09/28/2003 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: debian.orgResearcher: Steve Kemp
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2003-0828 (🔍)
X-Force: 13301
SecurityFocus: 8716 - freesweep Environment Variable Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 10/15/2014 17:07Updated: 04/22/2019 09:37
Changes: 10/15/2014 17:07 (63), 04/22/2019 09:37 (3)
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