VDB-18437 · CVE-2002-0358 · XFDB 9292

SGI IRIX 6.5.16 mediamail memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SGI IRIX 6.5.16. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component mediamail. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0358. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SGI IRIX 6.5.16 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component mediamail. 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:

mediamail and mediamail pro in sgi irix 6.5.16 and earlier allows local users to force the program to dump core via certain arguments which could allow the users to read sensitive data or gain privileges.

The issue has been introduced in 05/01/2002. The weakness was disclosed 07/26/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at patches.sgi.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0358. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 86 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (9292) and SecurityFocus (BID 4959†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Name

IRIX

Version

6.5.16

License

commercial

Support

end of life (old version)

Website

Vendor: http://www.sgi.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/01/2002 🔍
06/07/2002 +37 days 🔍
07/26/2002 +49 days 🔍
07/26/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +4379 days 🔍
06/18/2024 +3619 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: patches.sgi.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0358 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0358
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18437
X-Force: 9292
SecurityFocus: 4959 - SGI MediaMail Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 19:54
Updated: 06/18/2024 09:47
Changes: 07/22/2014 19:54 (49), 04/11/2019 19:05 (3), 06/18/2024 09:47 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:47A:103

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