Sun Cobalt Raq 4 POST Request overflow.cgi email memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Sun Cobalt Raq 4. This affects an unknown function of the file overflow.cgi of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument email leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1361. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Cobalt Raq 4 (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file overflow.cgi of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument email 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:

overflow.cgi CGI script in Sun Cobalt RaQ 4 with the SHP (Security Hardening Patch) installed allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST request with shell metacharacters in the email parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 12/23/2002 by DiGiT with digit-labs.org as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1361. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11190 (Cobalt RaQ4 Administrative Interface overflow.cgi Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10984 (Cobalt RaQ4 Administrative Interface Command Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2052.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10776), Exploit-DB (22072), Tenable (11190), SecurityFocus (BID 6326†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1276†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 11190
Nessus Name: Cobalt RaQ4 Administrative Interface overflow.cgi Command Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 2052
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP overflow.cgi access
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12/23/2002 +11 days 🔍
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07/31/2014 +4054 days 🔍
09/06/2025 +4055 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: cert.org
Researcher: DiGiT
Organization: digit-labs.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1361 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19247
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X-Force: 10776 - Cobalt RaQ SHP overflow.cgi email variable could allow elevated privileges
SecurityFocus: 6326 - Cobalt RaQ4 Administrative Interface Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1276 - overflow.cgi in Sun Cobalt RaQ 4 with SHP Allows Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 17:18
Updated: 09/06/2025 18:56
Changes: 07/31/2014 17:18 (77), 05/10/2019 10:16 (3), 12/07/2024 02:16 (16), 12/15/2024 20:23 (1), 09/06/2025 18:56 (2)
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