Derek Price CVSD 1.11.2 rcs.c PreservePermissions off-by-one

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Derek Price CVSD 1.11.2. This impacts the function PreservePermissions of the file rcs.c. The manipulation results in off-by-one. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0844. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Derek Price CVSD 1.11.2. Affected is the function PreservePermissions of the file rcs.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a off-by-one vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-193. A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Off-by-one overflow in the CVS PreservePermissions of rcs.c for CVSD before 1.11.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 05/25/2002. The weakness was published 08/12/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0844. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 79 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12446 (RHEL 2.1 / 3 : cvs (RHSA-2004:004)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.11.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9175), Tenable (12446), SecurityFocus (BID 4829†), OSVDB (7409†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22194†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
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Class: Off-by-one
CWE: CWE-193 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 12446
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 / 3 : cvs (RHSA-2004:004)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CVSD 1.11.2

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05/25/2002 🔍
05/25/2002 +0 days 🔍
08/12/2002 +79 days 🔍
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08/12/2002 +0 days 🔍
01/14/2004 +520 days 🔍
07/06/2004 +174 days 🔍
05/26/2009 +1785 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +1883 days 🔍
09/05/2019 +1871 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0844 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0844
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18720

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X-Force: 9175
SecurityFocus: 4829 - CVS Daemon RCS Off By One Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7409 - CVS rcs.c off by one buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 22194 - CVS < 1.11.2 Off-by-One Overflow in the CVS PreservePermissions of rcs.c Allows Local Code Execution, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2014 00:12
Updated: 09/05/2019 07:59
Changes: 07/23/2014 00:12 (71), 09/05/2019 07:59 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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