HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1b-4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1b-4. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-2553. The attack must be carried out locally. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1b-4 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in dop in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-4, 5.1B-3, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain privileges via a large amount of data in the environment, as demonstrated by a long environment variable.

The weakness was presented 05/09/2007 as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-2553 since 05/09/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34175), SecurityFocus (BID 23881†), OSVDB (36203†), Secunia (SA25197†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018021†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-2553 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36668
X-Force: 34175 - HP Tru64 UNIX dop command privilege escalation
SecurityFocus: 23881 - HP Tru64 DOP Command Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 25197 - HP Tru64 UNIX "dop" Command Privilege Escalation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 36203 - HP Tru64 UNIX dop Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1018021 - HP Tru64 'dop' Command Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges
Vupen: ADV-2007-1715

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 10/22/2017 16:54
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (62), 10/22/2017 16:54 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:A2E:103

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