Caldera Open Unix UIDAdmin Scheme Option Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
BID:3244
Info
Caldera Open Unix UIDAdmin Scheme Option Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 3244 |
| Class: | Boundary Condition Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | No |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Aug 27 2001 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Aug 27 2001 12:00AM |
| Credit: | This vulnerability was announced in a Caldera Security Advisory posted to Bugtraq on August 27, 2001. |
| Vulnerable: |
Caldera UnixWare 7 Caldera OpenUnix 8.0 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Caldera Open Unix UIDAdmin Scheme Option Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Open Unix is the commercially available Unix derivative available from Caldera International. It was originally UnixWare avaiable from Santa Cruz Operations.
A buffer overflow in uidadmin has been discovered. The -S option does not correctly handle long arguments, resulting in a buffer overflow.
A local user may exploit this vulnerability to gain root access.
Open Unix is the commercially available Unix derivative available from Caldera International. It was originally UnixWare avaiable from Santa Cruz Operations.
A buffer overflow in uidadmin has been discovered. The -S option does not correctly handle long arguments, resulting in a buffer overflow.
A local user may exploit this vulnerability to gain root access.
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Caldera Open Unix UIDAdmin Scheme Option Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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