VDB-24773 · CVE-2005-0993 · BID 12986

SCO OpenServer 5.0.6/5.0.7 line memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6/5.0.7. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument line leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-0993. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6/5.0.7 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument line 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 nwprint in SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.

The weakness was presented 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0993 since 04/07/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 12986†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

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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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Timelineinfo

04/04/2005 🔍
04/07/2005 +3 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +25 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
07/07/2018 +1215 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sco.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0993 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0993
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24773
SecurityFocus: 12986

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/07/2018 10:17
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (46), 07/07/2018 10:17 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:764:103

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