Berkeley Pmake 2.1.33 check format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Berkeley Pmake 2.1.33. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation of the argument check leads to format string. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0915. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Berkeley Pmake 2.1.33. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument check with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in Berkeley parallel make (pmake) 2.1.33 and earlier allows a local user to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the check argument of a shell definition.

The weakness was disclosed 11/21/2001 by Paul Starzetz (FIRST) as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0915. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7602), Exploit-DB (21158) and SecurityFocus (BID 3572†). The entry VDB-17613 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • S.u.S.E. Linux up to 7.2

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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/21/2001 🔍
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07/10/2014 +4614 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Paul Starzetz (FIRST)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0915 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0915
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17612
X-Force: 7602
SecurityFocus: 3572 - Berkeley Parallel Make Shell Definition Format String Vulnerability

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

Created: 07/10/2014 12:46
Updated: 11/08/2024 19:18
Changes: 07/10/2014 12:46 (50), 06/04/2018 08:55 (8), 10/21/2024 07:46 (19), 11/08/2024 19:18 (3)
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