VDB-23834 · CVE-2004-1039 · BID 12225

SCO OpenServer 5.0.6/5.0.7 memory allocation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6/5.0.7. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory allocation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1039. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6/5.0.7 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The NFS mountd service on SCO UnixWare 7.1.1, 7.1.3, 7.1.4, and 7.0.1, and possibly other versions, when run from inetd, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a series of requests, which causes inetd to launch a separate process for each request.

The weakness was shared 01/11/2005 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1039 since 11/16/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 12225†) and Secunia (SA13805†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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11/16/2004 🔍
01/11/2005 +56 days 🔍
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01/12/2005 +1 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3709 days 🔍
07/05/2018 +1213 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sco.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1039 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1039
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23834
SecurityFocus: 12225 - SCO UnixWare NFS Mountd Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 13805 - UnixWare mountd Multiple Process Creation Denial of Service, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 07/05/2018 09:05
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (48), 07/05/2018 09:05 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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