Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 LDAP nss_ldap.so.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function in the library nss_ldap.so.1 of the component LDAP Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2003-1055. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing in the library nss_ldap.so.1 of the component LDAP Handler. 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 the nss_ldap.so.1 library for Sun Solaris 8 and 9 may allow local users to gain root access via a long hostname in an LDAP lookup.

The weakness was published 03/27/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-1055 since 02/08/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Andi and been published 6 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11641), Exploit-DB (4), SecurityFocus (BID 7064†), OSVDB (15148†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1006401†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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
Author: Andi
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03/11/2003 🔍
03/27/2003 +15 days 🔍
03/28/2003 +1 days 🔍
04/01/2003 +4 days 🔍
04/01/2003 +0 days 🔍
07/03/2003 +93 days 🔍
02/08/2005 +586 days 🔍
03/15/2005 +34 days 🔍
08/12/2014 +3437 days 🔍
01/22/2025 +3816 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1055 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1055
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20600
X-Force: 11641 - Sun Solaris nss_ldap.so.1 library buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 7064 - Sun SUNWlldap Library Hostname Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 15148 - Solaris nss_ldap.so.1 Library LDAP Lookup Long Hostname Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1006401

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2014 22:47
Updated: 01/22/2025 23:35
Changes: 08/12/2014 22:47 (67), 06/14/2018 11:10 (5), 01/22/2025 23:35 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:C49:103

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