HP-UX 11 CDE DTPrintInfo - Display Environment Variable Buffer Overflow
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CVE-2003-0840 | 9 Oct 200304:00 | – | cve |
 | CVE-2003-0840 | 9 Oct 200304:00 | – | cvelist |
 | EUVD-2003-0831 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd |
 | CVE-2003-0840 | 17 Nov 200305:00 | – | nvd |
 | Solaris Update for CDE 1.5 114495-01 | 3 Jun 200900:00 | – | openvas |
| Solaris Update for CDE 1.5 114495-01 | 3 Jun 200900:00 | – | openvas |
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8795/info
It has been reported that dtprintinfo, installed setuid root by default, is susceptible to a locally exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability. The condition is triggered when the value of the DISPLAY environment variable is set to a string exceeding 9777 bytes in length. The vulnerability may allow for local attackers to gain root privileges on the affected host.
export DISPLAY="`perl -e 'printf "A" x 9777'`"Data
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09 Dec 2012 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 27.2
EPSS0.00937