Sun Solaris 2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6 exrecover memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file exrecover. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0124. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Sun Solaris 2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the file exrecover. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 exrecover in Solaris 2.6 and earlier possibly allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.

The bug was discovered 01/09/2001. The weakness was disclosed 03/12/2001 by FIRST (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0124. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 62 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5913), SecurityFocus (BID 2179†), OSVDB (1709†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20436†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/09/2001 🔍
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03/12/2001 +62 days 🔍
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07/03/2014 +1998 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1877 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0124 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0124
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16527
X-Force: 5913
SecurityFocus: 2179 - Solaris exrecover Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1709 - Sun - Solaris OS - Buffer Overflow via exrecover Binary
Vulnerability Center: 20436 - Sun Solaris 1-2.6 Exrecover Local Buffer Overflow and Segmentation Fault Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 15:34
Updated: 08/23/2019 14:35
Changes: 07/03/2014 15:34 (62), 08/23/2019 14:35 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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