VDB-14123 · CVE-1999-0108 · EDB 19267

SGI IRIX Printer Program memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in SGI IRIX. Affected is an unknown function of the component Printer Program. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-0108. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SGI IRIX (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Printer Program. 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:

The printers program in IRIX has a buffer overflow that gives root access to local users.

The weakness was presented 05/01/1998 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0108. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (19267). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Name

IRIX

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: http://www.sgi.com/

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VulDB Meta 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

05/01/1998 🔍
05/01/1998 +0 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +5893 days 🔍
09/02/2024 +3728 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0108 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0108
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14123
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 15:04
Updated: 09/02/2024 20:06
Changes: 06/19/2014 15:04 (37), 04/03/2019 18:34 (10), 09/02/2024 20:06 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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