Vignette and StoryServer memory leak
| vignette-memory-leak (12075) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Vignette CMS and StoryServer, running on AIX operating systems, could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a memory leak. A remote attacker could embed the "-->" string in a text variable to cause a memory dump in the Vignette process, which would allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- Vignette, StoryServer 5.0
- Vignette, Vignette V5
Remedy:
Contact Vignette Technical Support for upgrade or patch information, as listed in S21sec Security Advisory S21SEC-018-en. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- S21sec Security Advisory S21SEC-018-en, Vignette memory leak AIX Platform at http://www.s21sec.com/en/avisos/s21sec-018-en.txt.
- VulnWatch Mailing List, Mon May 26 2003 - 19:28:25 CDT, More S21sec Vignette advisories at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0085.html.
- BID-7684: Vignette Memory Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0400: Vignette StoryServer and Vignette V/5 does not properly calculate the size of text variables, which causes Vignette to return unauthorized portions of memory, as demonstrated using the --> string in a CookieName argument to the login template, referred to as a memory leak in some reports.
Reported:
May 26, 2003
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