SCO UnixWare 7.1 i2odialogd Daemon Username/Password memory corruption
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in SCO UnixWare 7.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component i2odialogd Daemon. Performing a manipulation of the argument Username/Password as part of Long Argument results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2000-0026. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in SCO UnixWare 7.1 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component i2odialogd Daemon. The manipulation of the argument Username/Password as part of a Long Argument 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. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in UnixWare i2odialogd daemon allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long username/password authorization string.
The weakness was released 12/21/1999 by Brock Tellier (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C and been published 2 days after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10109 (SCO UnixWare i2odialogd daemon Username Authorization String Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4062), Exploit-DB (19680), Tenable (10109), SecurityFocus (BID 876†) and OSVDB (6310†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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- Vendor: http://www.sco.com/
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10109
Nessus Name: SCO UnixWare i2odialogd daemon Username Authorization String Overflow
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/21/1999 🔍12/21/1999 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: sco.comAdvisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Brock Tellier
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2000-0026 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0026
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15081
X-Force: 4062
SecurityFocus: 876 - SCO Unixware i2odialogd Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 6310 - SCO UnixWare i2odialogd daemon Username Authorization String Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 84 - Buffer Overflow in UnixWare, Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 06/22/2014 16:15Updated: 01/13/2025 04:38
Changes: 06/22/2014 16:15 (72), 05/04/2019 20:57 (5), 01/13/2025 04:38 (18)
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