Sun Solaris up to 2.5.1 rdist lookup memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Sun Solaris up to 2.5.1. The affected element is the function lookup of the component rdist. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-0023. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sun Solaris up to 2.5.1 (Operating System). This issue affects the function lookup of the component rdist. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

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

The weakness was published 07/24/1996. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0023. 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.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (421), Exploit-DB (19106) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-547†). Similar entries are available at VDB-13749, VDB-13747, VDB-13746 and VDB-13741. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • FreeBSD up to 2.2
  • IBM AIX up to 4.2
  • SCO Unixware up to 2.1

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/03/1996 🔍
07/24/1996 +21 days 🔍
07/24/1996 +0 days 🔍
12/29/2002 +2349 days 🔍
06/17/2014 +4188 days 🔍
09/18/2024 +3746 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0023 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0023
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13745
X-Force: 421
Vulnerability Center: 547 - CVE Id, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 17:13
Updated: 09/18/2024 17:06
Changes: 06/17/2014 17:13 (41), 05/07/2019 11:16 (16), 09/18/2024 17:06 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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