VDB-19457 · CVE-2002-1814 · XFDB 9451

Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 8.0 efstools memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 8.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component efstools. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1814. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 8.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component efstools. 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:

Buffer overflow in efstools in Bonobo, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at online.securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1814 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (9451), Exploit-DB (21583) and SecurityFocus (BID 5125†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Mandrakesoft

Name

Mandrake Linux

Version

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/29/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +185 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +911 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3323 days 🔍
11/24/2024 +3765 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1814 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1814
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19457
X-Force: 9451
SecurityFocus: 5125 - Bonobo EFSTool Commandline Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 17:05
Updated: 11/24/2024 22:04
Changes: 08/04/2014 17:05 (53), 04/19/2019 16:12 (1), 07/04/2024 03:15 (17), 11/24/2024 22:04 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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