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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ultrix Dxterm 4.5 (Windowing System Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument -setup
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 dxterm in Ultrix 4.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -setup parameter.
The weakness was presented 12/19/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1326 since 01/06/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed by Kristoffer Brånemyr in ANSI C and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
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 (18613) and Exploit-DB (698).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Kristoffer Brånemyr
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2004-1326 (🔍)
X-Force: 18613 - Ultrix dxterm utility buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 12049 - Ultrix DXTerm Setup Parameter Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 12626 - Ultrix dxterm -setup Option Local Overflow
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 02/27/2015 23:34Updated: 07/16/2017 13:30
Changes: 02/27/2015 23:34 (56), 07/16/2017 13:30 (10)
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