Sun Solaris up to 8.0 ufsrestore memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun Solaris up to 8.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file ufsrestore. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2000-0471. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris up to 8.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file ufsrestore. 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:

Buffer overflow in ufsrestore in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long pathname.

The bug was discovered 06/14/2000. The weakness was published 06/11/1998 by Job de Haas (FIRST) as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0471. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4711), Exploit-DB (20014), SecurityFocus (BID 1348†), OSVDB (1398†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20888†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Sun

Name

• Solaris

Version

• 1.1
• 1.1.1a
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.5.1
• 2.6
• 5.3
• 5.4
• 5.5
• 5.5.1
• 5.6
• 7.0
• 8.0

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life (old version)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com/sun/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB 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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/11/1998 🔍
06/14/2000 +734 days 🔍
06/14/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/14/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/14/2000 +0 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +982 days 🔍
02/17/2009 +2187 days 🔍
06/25/2014 +1954 days 🔍
01/21/2025 +3863 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Job de Haas (FIRST)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15665
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 4711
SecurityFocus: 1348 - Solaris ufsrestore Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1398 - Solaris ufsrestore pathname Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 20888 - Sun Solaris 8 and Prior Buffer Overflow in Ufsrestore Local Root Privileges via a Long Pathname, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 12:05
Updated: 01/21/2025 06:58
Changes: 06/25/2014 12:05 (69), 08/27/2019 10:29 (1), 01/14/2025 08:56 (17), 01/21/2025 06:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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