Sun Solaris 5.8/8.0 on x86 Mail Client Home memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun Solaris 5.8/8.0 on x86. Affected is an unknown function of the component Mail Client. This manipulation of the argument Home as part of Environment Variable causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0686. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris 5.8/8.0 on x86 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Mail Client. The manipulation of the argument HOME 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 mail included with SunOS 5.8 for x86 allows a local user to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.

The bug was discovered 06/04/2001. The weakness was released 09/20/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0686. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 108 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6638), SecurityFocus (BID 2819†), OSVDB (1850†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20822†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/04/2001 🔍
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09/20/2001 +108 days 🔍
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07/09/2014 +1970 days 🔍
08/27/2019 +1875 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0686 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0686
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17401
X-Force: 6638
SecurityFocus: 2819 - SunOS mail HOME Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1850 - Sun Solaris OS, Buffer Overflow in mail HOME Environment Variable
Vulnerability Center: 20822 - Sun Solaris 8 SunOS 5.8 Buffer Overflow in Mail Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 12:42
Updated: 08/27/2019 07:47
Changes: 07/09/2014 12:42 (63), 08/27/2019 07:47 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:CDE:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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