Berkeley Pmake 2.1.33 check memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Berkeley Pmake 2.1.33. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation of the argument check results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0916. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Berkeley Pmake 2.1.33. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument check 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:

Buffer overflow in Berkeley parallel make (pmake) 2.1.33 and earlier allows a local user to gain root privileges via a long check argument of a shell definition.

The weakness was presented 11/21/2001 by Paul Starzetz (FIRST) as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0916. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download 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 (7603), Exploit-DB (21159) and SecurityFocus (BID 3573†). See VDB-17612 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.2

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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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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Paul Starzetz (FIRST)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0916 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0916
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17613
X-Force: 7603
SecurityFocus: 3573 - Berkeley Parallel Make Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Created: 07/10/2014 12:47
Updated: 11/07/2024 06:31
Changes: 07/10/2014 12:47 (57), 06/04/2018 08:55 (2), 10/21/2024 08:08 (17), 11/07/2024 06:31 (3)
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