Bochs 2.0.2/2.1/2.1 Pre1/2.1 Pre2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Bochs 2.0.2/2.1/2.1 Pre1/2.1 Pre2. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2372. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Bochs 2.0.2/2.1/2.1 Pre1/2.1 Pre2. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Bochs before 2.1.1, if installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable, which is used if the .bochsrc, bochsrc, and bochsrc.txt cannot be found in a known path. NOTE: some external documents recommend that Bochs be installed setuid root, so this should be treated as a vulnerability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2372 since 08/16/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15309) and SecurityTracker (ID 1009219†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 8.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Bochs 2.1.1

Timelineinfo

02/26/2004 🔍
12/31/2004 +309 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/16/2005 +228 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3492 days 🔍
06/29/2018 +1208 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2372 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2372
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23267
X-Force: 15309 - Bochs long HOME variable buffer overflow
SecurityTracker: 1009219

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 06/29/2018 10:23
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (47), 06/29/2018 10:23 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:051:103

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