SCO OpenServer up to 5.0.6a lpstat memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SCO OpenServer up to 5.0.6a. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component lpstat. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2001-1508. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SCO OpenServer up to 5.0.6a (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component lpstat. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 lpstat in SCO OpenServer 5.0 through 5.0.6a allows local users to execute arbitrary code as group bin via a long command line argument.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2001 by Kevin Finisterre with SNOSoft (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at stage.caldera.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1508 since 07/14/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6413) and SecurityFocus (BID 2597†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for 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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/13/2001 🔍
12/31/2001 +262 days 🔍
12/31/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2005 +1291 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3284 days 🔍
06/04/2018 +1424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sco.com

Advisory: stage.caldera.com
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre
Organization: SNOSoft
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17827
X-Force: 6413 - Caldera OpenServer lpstat buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 2597 - SCO OpenServer lpstat Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:27
Updated: 06/04/2018 15:45
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:27 (50), 06/04/2018 15:45 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:1DF:103

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