Automatic File Distributor up to 1.2.14 workdir memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Automatic File Distributor up to 1.2.14. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument workdir as part of Environment Variable leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-1503. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Automatic File Distributor up to 1.2.14. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument workdir as part of a Environment Variable 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 Automatic File Distributor (AFD) 1.2.14 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long MON_WORK_DIR environment variable or -w (workdir) argument to (1) afd, (2) afdcmd, (3) afd_ctrl, (4) init_afd, (5) mafd, (6) mon_ctrl, (7) show_olog, or (8) udc.

The weakness was published 04/02/2003 by Security Team with Netric Security (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1503. 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 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.

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 (10036), Exploit-DB (21771) and SecurityFocus (BID 5626†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

• Automatic File Distributor

Version

• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.5
• 1.2.6
• 1.2.7
• 1.2.8
• 1.2.9
• 1.2.10
• 1.2.11
• 1.2.12
• 1.2.13
• 1.2.14

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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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

09/04/2002 🔍
04/02/2003 +210 days 🔍
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08/08/2014 +4146 days 🔍
02/26/2025 +3855 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: Netric Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1503 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1503
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20285
X-Force: 10036
SecurityFocus: 5626 - Multiple AFD Working Directory Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 12:25
Updated: 02/26/2025 16:01
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:25 (54), 05/03/2019 16:04 (2), 07/01/2024 17:01 (17), 02/26/2025 16:01 (6)
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