NetBSD up to 1.6 talkd memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in NetBSD 1.5/1.5.1/1.5.2/1.5.3/1.6. This affects an unknown function of the component talkd. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2002-1194. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NetBSD 1.5/1.5.1/1.5.2/1.5.3/1.6 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component talkd. 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 talkd on NetBSD 1.6 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long inbound message.

The weakness was presented 10/28/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at ftp.netbsd.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1194. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/30/2024).

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 (10303) and SecurityFocus (BID 5910†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/08/2002 🔍
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07/30/2014 +4293 days 🔍
06/30/2024 +3623 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ftp.netbsd.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1194 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1194
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19093
X-Force: 10303
SecurityFocus: 5910

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2014 18:02
Updated: 06/30/2024 03:54
Changes: 07/30/2014 18:02 (45), 06/09/2018 10:57 (3), 06/30/2024 03:54 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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