HP HP-UX 10.20 passwd LANG memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX 10.20 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component passwd. The manipulation of the argument LANG as part of Environment Variable results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0061. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HP HP-UX 10.20 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code of the component passwd. The manipulation of the argument LANG as part of a Environment Variable 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in passwd for HP UX B.10.20 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via a long LANG environment variable.

The weakness was published 01/11/2002 (Website). The advisory is available at idefense.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0061 since 02/03/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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02/03/2003 +388 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +4176 days 🔍
06/06/2018 +1426 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0061 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0061
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17910

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:35
Updated: 06/06/2018 10:49
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:35 (49), 06/06/2018 10:49 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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