Digital Unix up to 4.0e inc memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Digital Unix up to 4.0e. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component inc. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0358. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Digital Unix up to 4.0e (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component inc. 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. CVE summarizes:

Digital Unix 4.0 has a buffer overflow in the inc program of the mh package.

The weakness was released 02/01/1999 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0358. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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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

02/01/1999 🔍
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06/20/2014 +5618 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0358 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0358
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14476

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 16:15
Updated: 04/18/2026 11:09
Changes: 06/20/2014 16:15 (43), 05/20/2018 11:13 (6), 04/18/2026 11:09 (18)
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