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SCO OpenServer "enable" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Secunia Advisory:	SA14176
Release Date:	2005-02-08

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	Privilege escalation
Where:	Local system
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	SCO OpenServer 5.x


CVE reference:	CVE-2004-1131 (Secunia mirror)

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Description: A vulnerability has been reported in OpenServer, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the command line handling in "enable" and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow. This is related to: SA8063 Successful exploitation requires "lp" privileges and can lead to execution of arbitrary code with root privileges. Solution: Apply updated packages. OpenServer 5.0.6 (requires oss646c or later): ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.13/VOL.000.000 OpenServer 5.0.7 (Maintenance Pack 3): ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/openserver5/507/mp/mp3/507mp3_vol.tar Provided and/or discovered by: Reported by vendor. Original Advisory: ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.13/SCOSA-2005.13.txt Other References: SA8063: http://secunia.com/advisories/8063/



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