Sun Solaris up to 2.8 /usr/bin/cu arg0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris up to 2.8. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file /usr/bin/cu. Such manipulation of the argument arg0 leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-0190. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris up to 2.8 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file /usr/bin/cu. The manipulation of the argument arg0 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 /usr/bin/cu in Solaris 2.8 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain privileges by executing cu with a long program name (arg0).

The bug was discovered 01/17/2001. The weakness was presented 03/26/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0190. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 68 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 (6224), SecurityFocus (BID 2253†), OSVDB (7173†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20439†). 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
Remote: No

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OpenVAS ID: 855312
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for kpasswd, libgss.so.1 and libkadm5clnt.so.1 109224-11
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/26/2001 +68 days 🔍
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07/03/2014 +1998 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1877 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0190 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0190
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16568
X-Force: 6224
SecurityFocus: 2253 - Solaris cu Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7173 - Sun - Solaris OS - 'cu' User Command Buffer Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 20439 - Sun Solaris 1-8 /usr/bin/cu Buffer Overflow Vulnerability to Gain Privileges, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 16:10
Updated: 08/23/2019 14:54
Changes: 07/03/2014 16:10 (65), 08/23/2019 14:54 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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