Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8.0 dtsession LANG memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component dtsession. This manipulation of the argument LANG as part of Environment Variable causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0426. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8.0 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component dtsession. The manipulation of the argument LANG as part of a Environment Variable leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in dtsession on Solaris, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.

The weakness was shared 07/02/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0426. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (20766). The entry VDB-17109 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/02/2001 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0426 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0426
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16939
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 07/05/2014 01:10
Updated: 01/14/2025 11:28
Changes: 07/05/2014 01:10 (47), 05/31/2018 10:18 (6), 01/14/2025 11:28 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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