SGI IRIX 6.2/6.3 dmplay memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX 6.2/6.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file dmplay. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2000-0796. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX 6.2/6.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file dmplay. 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 dmplay in IRIX 6.2 and 6.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line option.

The issue has been introduced in 03/01/1996. The weakness was presented 08/02/2000 by Last Stage (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0796. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. 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 and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at downloads.securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1615 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 6.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5064), Exploit-DB (20128), SecurityFocus (BID 1528†) and OSVDB (1484†). See VDB-15937 and VDB-15941 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
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VulDB Base Score: 9.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IRIX 6.4

Timelineinfo

03/01/1996 🔍
08/02/2000 +1615 days 🔍
08/02/2000 +0 days 🔍
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10/20/2000 +79 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +854 days 🔍
06/27/2014 +4143 days 🔍
10/15/2024 +3763 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Last Stage
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15938
X-Force: 5064
SecurityFocus: 1528 - IRIX dmplay Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1484 - IRIX dmplay DISPLAY String Local Overflow

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

Created: 06/27/2014 17:54
Updated: 10/15/2024 05:20
Changes: 06/27/2014 17:54 (60), 04/11/2019 10:33 (6), 10/15/2024 05:20 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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