Sun Solaris uustat -S buffer overflow
| solaris-uustat-bo (24045) |  High Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the /usr/bin/uustat binary. By sending an overly long -S argument to the uustat binary, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the application to crash and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system with uucp privileges.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Sun Alert ID: 101933. See References.
References:
- iDEFENSE Security Advisory 01.10.06: Sun Solaris uustat Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
- Sun Alert ID: 101933: Security Vulnerabilities in uucp(1C) and uustat(1C).
- ASA-2006-056: Sun Alert Notifications from Sun Weekly Report dated Jan 14 2006
- BID-16193: Sun Solaris UUSTAT Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0780: Buffer overflow in uustat in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -S command line argument.
- CVE-2006-0161: Unspecified vulnerability in uucp in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 has unknown impact and attack vectors. NOTE: due to the vagueness of the vendor advisory, it is not clear whether this is related to CVE-2004-0780.
- SA18371: Sun Solaris uucp / uustat Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
- SA19087: Avaya CMS / IR Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015455: uucp and uustat Buffer Overflows Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0113: Sun Solaris uucp and uustat Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 8 x86
- Sun Solaris 8 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 9 x86
- Sun Solaris 9 SPARC
Reported:
Jan 10, 2006
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