SCO UNIX calserver Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:2353

Info

SCO UNIX calserver Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2353
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 29 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 29 1999 12:00AM
Credit: Reported to bugtraq by
Vulnerable: SCO Open Server 5.0.4
SCO Open Server 5.0.3
SCO Open Server 5.0.2
SCO Open Server 5.0
SCO Internet FastStart 1.1
SCO Internet FastStart 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

SCO UNIX calserver Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Versions of SCO Unix calserver are vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack which can permit root access to a remote attacker.

Exploit / POC

SCO UNIX calserver Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

This exploit was supplied by leshka <[email protected]> on Tue, Dec 29, 1998.

Solution / Fix

SCO UNIX calserver Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
You can download the SSE package as follows:

Anonymous ftp (World Wide Web URL):

ftp://ftp.sco.COM/SSE/sse019.ltr
(cover letter, ASCII text)

ftp://ftp.sco.COM/SSE/sse019.tar.Z
(new binaries, compressed tar file)


SCO Internet FastStart 1.0

SCO Internet FastStart 1.1

SCO Open Server 5.0

SCO Open Server 5.0.2

SCO Open Server 5.0.3

SCO Open Server 5.0.4

References

SCO UNIX calserver Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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