8205 : Solaris x86 mkcookie Privilege Escalation Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
1998-12-03

Description

A local overflow exists in Solaris. The mkcookie utility fails to sanitize the $HOME environment variable, resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request with machine code, a local attacker can cause a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with root privilege, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Sun Microsystems, Inc.	Solaris	2.5 x86
		2.5.1 x86
		2.6 x86
		7 x86

References

ISS X-Force ID: 1429
CVE ID: 1999-0139 (see also: NVD)
Other Advisory URL: http://www.attrition.org/security/advisory/repsec/RSI.0012.12-03-98.SOLARIS.MKCOOKIE

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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