Afterstep/ascdc -d/-m/-f memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Afterstep and ascdc and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation of the argument -d/-m/-f leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0459. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Afterstep and ascdc (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument -d/-m/-f 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 overflows in ascdc Afterstep while running setuid allows local users to gain root privileges via a long (1) -d option, (2) -m option, or (3) -f option.

The weakness was shared 06/27/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0459. 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. The exploit is available at securityfocus.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 databases at X-Force (6204), Exploit-DB (20678) and SecurityFocus (BID 2462†). 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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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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Timelineinfo

03/08/2001 🔍
06/27/2001 +111 days 🔍
06/27/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +4755 days 🔍
01/13/2025 +3846 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16874
X-Force: 6204 - ascdc Afterstep buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 2462 - Rob Malda ASCDC Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 17:15
Updated: 01/13/2025 13:50
Changes: 07/04/2014 17:15 (55), 04/09/2019 09:14 (1), 01/13/2025 13:50 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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