Sun Solaris RCP Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:5085

Info

Sun Solaris RCP Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5085
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 22 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 22 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Vulnerability discovery credited to alex medvedev <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Sun Solaris 9
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Sun Solaris RCP Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

It has been reported that a memory corruption issue exists in rcp. By executing rcp on a local system with excessively long command-line arguments, a user may produce a segmentation fault. An attacker must execute rcp with 10000 bytes the fields for the file name, destination host name, and destination file name each. As rcp is a setuid root executable, it may be possible to gain elevated privileges.

Exploit / POC

Sun Solaris RCP Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow 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 Solaris RCP Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches 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]>.

References

Sun Solaris RCP Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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