Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0 kcsSUNWIOsolf.so KCMS_PROFILES memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library kcsSUNWIOsolf.so. Performing a manipulation of the argument KCMS_PROFILES as part of Environment Variable results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2001-0595. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality in the library kcsSUNWIOsolf.so. The manipulation of the argument KCMS_PROFILES 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 the kcsSUNWIOsolf.so library in Solaris 7 and 8 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the KCMS_PROFILES environment variable, e.g. as demonstrated using the kcms_configure program.

The weakness was shared 08/02/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0595. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. 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. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10832 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6365), Exploit-DB (20767), Tenable (10832), SecurityFocus (BID 2605†) and OSVDB (1791†). The entry VDB-16939 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10832
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OpenVAS ID: 10832
OpenVAS Name: Kcms Profile Server
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/01/1999 🔍
04/11/2001 +497 days 🔍
08/02/2001 +113 days 🔍
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02/21/2003 +568 days 🔍
06/26/2003 +124 days 🔍
07/07/2014 +4029 days 🔍
01/03/2025 +3833 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0595 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0595
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17109
X-Force: 6365
SecurityFocus: 2605 - Solaris kcms_configure KCMS_PROFILES Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1791 - Solaris kcsSUNWIOsolf.so Library KCMS_PROFILES Variable Local Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 1310 - Buffer Overflow in KCMS Allows Code Execution as Root, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 07/07/2014 17:01
Updated: 01/03/2025 18:13
Changes: 07/07/2014 17:01 (71), 05/10/2019 11:33 (5), 01/03/2025 18:13 (19)
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