Serial line sniffer 0.4.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Serial line sniffer 0.4.4. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-0196. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Serial line sniffer 0.4.4. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Serial line sniffer (aka slsnif) 0.4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a long value of the HOME environment variable, possibly because of a buffer overflow.

The weakness was shared 01/13/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0196 since 01/13/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 databases at X-Force (24082) and Secunia (SA18497†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Serial line sniffer

Version

0.4.4

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0196 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0196
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28299
X-Force: 24082 - Serial line sniffer (slsnif) HOME buffer overflow
Secunia: 18497 - Serial Line Sniffer "HOME" Environment Variable Buffer Overflow, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-0212

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 08/04/2017 08:45
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (45), 08/04/2017 08:45 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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