HP HP-UX 11.00/11.11 Software Distributor memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in HP HP-UX 11.00/11.11. This impacts an unknown function of the component Software Distributor. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2003-0089. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HP HP-UX 11.00/11.11 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Software Distributor. 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the Software Distributor utilities for HP-UX B.11.00 and B.11.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LANG environment variable to setuid programs such as (1) swinstall and (2) swmodify.

The bug was discovered 11/03/2003. The weakness was disclosed 11/07/2003 by NSFOCUS with NSFOCUS Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www5.itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0089 since 02/11/2003. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at itrc.hp.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13623), Exploit-DB (23343), SecurityFocus (BID 8986†), OSVDB (2781†) and Secunia (SA10158†). The entries VDB-374 and VDB-373 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
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Patch: itrc.hp.com

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12/11/2002 🔍
02/11/2003 +62 days 🔍
11/03/2003 +265 days 🔍
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11/05/2003 +2 days 🔍
11/06/2003 +1 days 🔍
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12/15/2003 +35 days 🔍
06/25/2009 +2019 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: www5.itrc.hp.com
Researcher: NSFOCUS
Organization: NSFOCUS Security Team
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0089 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0089
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-372

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X-Force: 13623 - HP-UX SD utilities buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 8986 - HP-UX Software Distributor Lang Environment Variable Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
Secunia: 10158 - HP-UX Software Distributor Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 2781 - HP-UX Software Distributor Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 22685 - HP-UX B.11.00 and B.11.11 Software Distributor Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 11/10/2003 09:56
Updated: 09/22/2024 09:30
Changes: 11/10/2003 09:56 (85), 06/27/2019 09:04 (5), 09/22/2024 09:30 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:123:103

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