Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0086. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in less in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, as demonstrated using the UTF-8 locale.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2005. The weakness was shared 05/02/2005 as Bug 145527 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0086 since 01/18/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16264 (RHEL 3 : less (RHSA-2005:068)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19131), Tenable (16264), SecurityFocus (BID 12753†), OSVDB (13201†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6981†). The entry VDB-24306 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 16264
Nessus Name: RHEL 3 : less (RHSA-2005:068)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 145527
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0086 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0086
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24304

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X-Force: 19131
SecurityFocus: 12753 - RedHat Linux Less Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13201 - CVE-2005-0086 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 6981 - DoS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 via Crafted File, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 05/29/2019 18:36
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (66), 05/29/2019 18:36 (9)
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