VDB-15703 · CVE-2000-0617 · EDB 20093

Stanley T. Shebs xconq/cconq 7.2.2 User memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Stanley T. Shebs xconq and cconq 7.2.2. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument User as part of Environment Variable causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2000-0617. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Stanley T. Shebs xconq and cconq 7.2.2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument USER as part of a Environment Variable 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in xconq and cconq game programs on Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain additional privileges via long USER environmental variable.

The weakness was presented 06/22/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0617. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (20093). See VDB-15704 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Stanley T. Shebs

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Version

7.2.2

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

06/22/2000 🔍
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06/25/2014 +5116 days 🔍
12/07/2024 +3817 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0617 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0617
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15703
SecurityFocus: 1495

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

Created: 06/25/2014 14:34
Updated: 12/07/2024 00:42
Changes: 06/25/2014 14:34 (40), 04/05/2019 23:48 (9), 06/25/2021 08:06 (3), 12/07/2024 00:42 (25)
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