Robert Krawitz escputil 1.15.2.2 printer-drivers memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Robert Krawitz escputil 1.15.2.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component printer-drivers. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0035. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Robert Krawitz escputil 1.15.2.2. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component printer-drivers. 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 escputil, as included in the printer-drivers package in Mandrake Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long printer-name command line argument.

The weakness was shared 02/07/2003 by Karol Wiesek (Website). The advisory is available at idefense.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0035. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13995 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : printer-drivers (MDKSA-2003:010)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (13995), SecurityFocus (BID 6658†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1005959†). The entries VDB-20113 and VDB-20115 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 13995
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : printer-drivers (MDKSA-2003:010)
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01/21/2003 🔍
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02/07/2003 +17 days 🔍
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08/07/2014 +3659 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Karol Wiesek
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0035 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0035
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20114
SecurityFocus: 6658 - ESCPUtil Local Printer Name Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1005959

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

Created: 08/07/2014 17:48
Updated: 06/13/2018 09:16
Changes: 08/07/2014 17:48 (53), 06/13/2018 09:16 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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