VDB-15050 · CVE-1999-0974 · BID 864

Sun Solaris up to 7.0 snoop GETQUOTA memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sun Solaris 2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6/7.0. This affects the function GETQUOTA of the file snoop. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-0974. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Sun Solaris 2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6/7.0 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is the function GETQUOTA of the file snoop. 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Solaris snoop allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via GETQUOTA requests to the rpc.rquotad service.

The weakness was published 12/09/1999 with ISS X-Force (Website). The advisory is available at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0974. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/10/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1963.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 864†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-674†). Similar entry is available at VDB-14338. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1963
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-RPC RQUOTA getquota overflow attempt UDP
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Suricata ID: 2101963
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Timelineinfo

12/09/1999 🔍
12/09/1999 +0 days 🔍
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06/22/2014 +5309 days 🔍
06/10/2024 +3641 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Organization: ISS X-Force
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15050
SecurityFocus: 864 - Solaris snoop (GETQUOTA) Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 674

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 15:50
Updated: 06/10/2024 08:21
Changes: 06/22/2014 15:50 (57), 05/22/2018 09:19 (4), 06/10/2024 08:21 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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