Open Group CDE up to 2.1.20 ToolTalk TT_SESSION memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Open Group CDE up to 2.1.20. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ToolTalk. Such manipulation of the argument TT_SESSION as part of Environment Variable leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-0693. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Open Group CDE up to 2.1.20 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component ToolTalk. The manipulation of the argument TT_SESSION as part of a Environment Variable 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 TT_SESSION environment variable in ToolTalk shared library allows local users to gain root privileges.

The weakness was presented 03/02/2000 by Job de Haas as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www1.itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0693. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10239 (CDE RPC tooltalk Service Multiple Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family RPC and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 68502 (ToolTalk Library Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3242), Exploit-DB (19501), Tenable (10239), SecurityFocus (BID 641†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1373†). See VDB-14096, VDB-14833, VDB-14834 and VDB-14835 for similar entries. 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
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Nessus ID: 10239
Nessus Name: CDE RPC tooltalk Service Multiple Overflows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: www1.itrc.hp.com
Researcher: Job de Haas
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0693 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0693
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15368

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X-Force: 3242
SecurityFocus: 641 - Multiple Vendor CDE TTSession Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1373 - ToolTalk RPC Service Allows Local Privilege Elevation, Medium

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

Created: 06/23/2014 23:26
Updated: 10/24/2025 07:07
Changes: 06/23/2014 23:26 (74), 05/10/2019 15:38 (2), 09/22/2024 20:45 (17), 10/24/2025 07:07 (4)
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