man on Linux -S memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in man on Linux and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument -S leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-0641. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in man on Linux (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument -S 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 overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S option.

The weakness was presented 09/20/2001 (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0641. 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.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6530), Exploit-DB (20843) and SecurityFocus (BID 2711†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

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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Timelineinfo

05/13/2001 🔍
09/20/2001 +130 days 🔍
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07/09/2014 +4675 days 🔍
10/14/2024 +3750 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0641 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0641
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17378
X-Force: 6530 - man -S option buffer overflow could allow execution of code
SecurityFocus: 2711 - Man -S Heap Overflow Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 12:26
Updated: 10/14/2024 16:05
Changes: 07/09/2014 12:26 (54), 04/08/2019 22:01 (1), 10/14/2024 16:05 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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