VDB-17495 · CVE-2001-1015 · EDB 21120

Snes9x 1.3.4/1.3.7 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Snes9x 1.3.4/1.3.7. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2001-1015. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has an historic impact. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Snes9x 1.3.4/1.3.7. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Snes9x 1.37, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

The weakness was published 10/16/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-1015. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/17/2025). Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. 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 Exploit-DB (21120) and SecurityFocus (BID 3437†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

Snes9x

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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07/09/2014 +4649 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-1015 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1015
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17495
SecurityFocus: 3437 - Snes9x Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 16:14
Updated: 01/17/2025 04:39
Changes: 07/09/2014 16:14 (46), 06/04/2018 08:43 (7), 01/17/2025 04:39 (19)
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