Sun DtMail Local Command Line Format String Vulnerability

BID:11027

Info

Sun DtMail Local Command Line Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11027
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0800
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 24 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 06:17AM
Credit: iDEFENSE Labs is credited with discovering this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Sun Solaris 9_x86
Sun Solaris 9
Sun Solaris 8_x86
Sun Solaris 8_sparc
Sun DtMail
+ Sun Solaris 9_x86
+ Sun Solaris 9
+ Sun Solaris 8_x86
+ Sun Solaris 8_sparc
Avaya CMS Server 12.0
Avaya CMS Server 11.0
Avaya CMS Server 9.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Sun DtMail Local Command Line Format String Vulnerability

Reportedly Sun DtMail is affected by a local format string vulnerability in its processing of command line arguments. This issue is due to a failure to securely implement a formatted string function.

Successful exploitation of this issue will allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected computer with the privileges of the mail group.

NOTE: This issue is reported by Sun to be a buffer overflow vulnerability, however iDEFENSE has defined it as a format string vulnerability. It is currently believed that these issues are the same, and that some misclassification has occurred. If there is more than a single issue a new BID will be created.

Avaya Call Management System (CMS) is affected by this issue as well.

Exploit / POC

Sun DtMail Local Command Line Format String Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Sun DtMail Local Command Line Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
Sun has released Sun Alert 5762 along with patches dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced web advisory for more information.

Avaya has released advisory ASA-2005-110 to identify affected versions of CMS. Patches will be released in the near future. Please see the referenced Avaya advisory for more information.


Sun Solaris 9_x86

Sun Solaris 8_x86

Sun Solaris 8_sparc

Sun Solaris 9

References

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