Sun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0 lpstat memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component lpstat. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0091. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block of the component lpstat. 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the bsd_queue() function for lpq on Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain root privilege.

The weakness was presented 04/01/2003 by NSFOCUS with NSFocus (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0091 since 02/11/2003. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11662), SecurityFocus (BID 7239†), OSVDB (8713†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20852†). See VDB-82136 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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02/11/2003 🔍
03/31/2003 +47 days 🔍
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02/16/2009 +2147 days 🔍
03/08/2021 +4403 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Discovered by NSFOCUS. (NSFOCUS)
Organization: NSFocus
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0091 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0091
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33

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X-Force: 11662
SecurityFocus: 7239 - Solaris lpstat Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8713
Vulnerability Center: 20852 - Sun Solaris 2.6 and 7 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Local Root Privileges Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 04/01/2003 02:00
Updated: 03/08/2021 08:23
Changes: 04/01/2003 02:00 (53), 12/13/2016 20:20 (19), 03/08/2021 08:23 (4)
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