xpcd 2.08 xpcd-svga Home memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in xpcd 2.08. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file xpcd-svga. The manipulation of the argument Home as part of Environment Variable leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2003-0649. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in xpcd 2.08 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file xpcd-svga. The manipulation of the argument HOME 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 xpcd-svga for xpcd 2.08 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

The weakness was published 08/27/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0649 since 08/04/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14152 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xpcd (MDKSA-2004:053)), 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 10 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (22996) and Tenable (14152). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Nessus ID: 14152
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xpcd (MDKSA-2004:053)
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OpenVAS ID: 53656
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 368-1 (xpcd)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/01/2004 +279 days 🔍
07/31/2004 +60 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3666 days 🔍
11/26/2024 +3757 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0649 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0649
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20795
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:52
Updated: 11/26/2024 22:40
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:52 (61), 04/22/2019 08:38 (2), 11/26/2024 22:40 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:9E3:103

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