SCO OpenServer cancel Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:702

Info

SCO OpenServer cancel Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 702
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 08 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 08 1999 12:00AM
Credit: Discovered and posted to BugTraq by Brock Tellier <[email protected]> on October 12, 1999.
Vulnerable: SCO Open Server 5.0.5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

SCO OpenServer cancel Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in /opt/K/SCO/Unix/5.0.5Eb/.softmgmt/var/usr/bin/cancel. It is important to know that the overflows are not in "/usr/bin/cancel" or "/usr/lpd/remote/cancel". The consequence of this vulnerability being exploited is compromise of effective groupid of group lp.

Exploit / POC

SCO OpenServer cancel Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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