Borland InterBase "INTERBASE" environment variable buffer overflow
| interbase-interbase-variable-bo (9392) |  High Risk |
Description:
InterBase is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by insufficient bounds checking in the "INTERBASE" environment variable in the gds_drop, gds_inet_server, and gds_lock_mgr binaries. By supplying an overly long string to the environment variable, a local attacker can overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jun 17 2002 - 22:04:37 CDT: Interbase 6.0 malloc() issues.
- BID-5044: Interbase GDS_Drop Interbase Environment Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-5046: Interbase GDS_Lock_MGR Interbase Environment Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-2087: Buffer overflow in Borland InterBase 6.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long INTERBASE environment variable when calling (1) gds_drop, (2) gds_lock_mgr, or (3) gds_inet_server.
Platforms Affected:
- Borland InterBase 6.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 7.2
Reported:
Jun 18, 2002
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