Caldera OpenServer enable command line buffer overflow
| openserver-enable-bo (19243) |  High Risk |
Description:
SCO (Caldera) OpenServer is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in the enable command line. A local attacker with lp privileges could run the enable/disable command line to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- SCO, SCO OpenServer 5.0.6
- SCO, SCO OpenServer 5.0.7
Remedy:
For SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 and 5.0.7: Upgrade to the appropriate fixed binaries, as listed in SCO Security Advisory SCOSA-2005.13. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SCO Security Advisory SCOSA-2005.13, OpenServer 5.0.6 OpenServer 5.0.7 : enable command line buffer overflows at ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.13/SCOSA-2005.13.txt.
- BID-12474: SCO OpenServer Enable And Disable Multiple Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1131: Multiple buffer overflows in the enable command for SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 and 5.0.7 allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.
Reported:
Feb 07, 2005
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