Sun Solaris up to 7.0 fdformat memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Sun Solaris up to 7.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component fdformat. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-1999-0315. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Sun Solaris up to 7.0 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code block of the component fdformat. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

buffer overflow in solaris fdformat command gives root access to local users.

The weakness was disclosed 04/01/1997 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0315. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (875), Exploit-DB (328), SecurityFocus (BID 200†) and OSVDB (6787†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0315 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0315
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13872
X-Force: 875
SecurityFocus: 200
OSVDB: 6787 - Solaris fdformat Local Overflow

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 01:12
Updated: 12/28/2024 09:49
Changes: 06/18/2014 01:12 (45), 05/18/2018 10:09 (13), 06/23/2021 04:07 (4), 12/28/2024 09:49 (16)
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