Sun Solaris up to 4.1.3 expstr memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris up to 4.1.3. It has been rated as problematic. This affects the function expstr. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0022. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris up to 4.1.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function expstr. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via expstr() function.

The weakness was released 07/03/1996 by 8lgm as 00179 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0022. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (540), SecurityFocus (BID 129†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-546†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-13745. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • FreeBSD up to 2.1.0
  • IBM AIX up to 4.2
  • SGI IRIX up to 6.4

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  • end of life (old version)

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: 00179⛔
Researcher: 8lgm
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0022 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13741
X-Force: 540
SecurityFocus: 129 - Multiple Vendor Rdist [8LGM] Vulnerability 1996
Vulnerability Center: 546 - Buffer Overflow in Multiple Vendor Rdist Allows Unauthorized Root Access, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 17:09
Updated: 04/16/2026 10:13
Changes: 06/17/2014 17:09 (63), 05/07/2019 11:10 (3), 08/02/2024 00:39 (27), 04/16/2026 10:13 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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