HP HP-UX 10.20/11.00 Privileges getc memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in HP HP-UX 10.20/11.00. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file ask/askq/efine/assign/getc of the component Privileges. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0333. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP HP-UX 10.20/11.00 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file ask/askq/efine/assign/getc of the component Privileges. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in kermit in HP-UX 10.20 and 11.00 (C-Kermit 6.0.192 and possibly other versions before 8.0) allow local users to gain privileges via long arguments to (1) ask, (2) askq, (3) define, (4) assign, and (5) getc, some of which may share the same underlying function "doask," a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-0085.

The weakness was shared 05/19/2003 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0333 since 05/21/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 10.20 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11929) and SecurityFocus (BID 7627†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: HP-UX 10.20

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05/21/2003 +2 days 🔍
08/11/2014 +4100 days 🔍
11/18/2024 +3752 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0333 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0333
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20434
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X-Force: 11929 - HP-UX C-Kermit buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 7627 - HP-UX Kermit Unspecified Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2014 23:52
Updated: 11/18/2024 14:39
Changes: 08/11/2014 23:52 (54), 06/13/2018 10:27 (4), 11/18/2024 14:39 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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