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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component whois Client. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The attacker needs to be present on the local network. In addition, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component whois Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 08/22/2003 by Astharot with Zone-H (Website). The advisory is shared at zone-h.org. The attack can only be done within the local network. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at zone-h.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at zone-h.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 8483†). See VDB-20876 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Operating System

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• Linux

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• Kernel

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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