HP HP-UX up to 11.22 mailcv memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX 10.20/11.00/11.04/11.11/11.22 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component mailcv. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1612. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX 10.20/11.00/11.04/11.11/11.22 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component mailcv. 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in mailcv in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allows local users to gain privileges.

The weakness was shared 09/13/2002 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1612 since 03/25/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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 (10016) and SecurityFocus (BID 5599†). The entries VDB-18732, VDB-18736, VDB-18737 and VDB-18738 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source 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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03/25/2005 +924 days 🔍
07/23/2014 +3407 days 🔍
11/18/2024 +3771 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-1612 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1612
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18764
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X-Force: 10016 - HP Tru64 UNIX multiple binaries have buffer overflows
SecurityFocus: 5599

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2014 10:53
Updated: 11/18/2024 02:38
Changes: 07/23/2014 10:53 (50), 06/08/2018 11:24 (4), 11/18/2024 02:38 (17)
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