SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 lpadmin memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component lpadmin. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2001-0579. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component lpadmin. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

lpadmin in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow attack in the first argument to the command.

The weakness was released 08/22/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0579. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6291) and Exploit-DB (20735). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-17210, VDB-17209, VDB-17208 and VDB-17207. 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: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/22/2001 🔍
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07/08/2014 +4703 days 🔍
12/31/2024 +3829 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sco.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0579 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17211
X-Force: 6291 - Caldera OpenServer lpadmin buffer overflow

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

Created: 07/08/2014 14:09
Updated: 12/31/2024 14:29
Changes: 07/08/2014 14:09 (45), 05/31/2018 10:36 (6), 12/31/2024 14:29 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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