Sun Solaris up to 8.0 tip Home memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.5/2.5.1/2.6/7.0/8.0. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file tip. Performing a manipulation of the argument Home as part of Environment Variable results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2001-0401. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.5/2.5.1/2.6/7.0/8.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the file tip. The manipulation of the argument HOME as part of a Environment Variable 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 tip in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long HOME environmental variable.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2001. The weakness was released 06/18/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0401. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 83 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 (6284), Exploit-DB (20684), SecurityFocus (BID 2475†), OSVDB (8682†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20815†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-16793. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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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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06/18/2001 +83 days 🔍
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01/04/2025 +3837 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16791
X-Force: 6284
SecurityFocus: 2475 - Solaris tip Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8682 - Sun Solaris OS, Buffer Overflow in Tip Utility
Vulnerability Center: 20815 - Sun Solaris 8 and Prior Buffer Overflow in Tip Local Arbitrary Commands Execution Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 07/04/2014 13:15
Updated: 01/04/2025 14:49
Changes: 07/04/2014 13:15 (69), 08/27/2019 06:39 (3), 01/04/2025 14:49 (19)
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