OSVDB ID: 546

Title: Solaris snmpXdmid Long Indication Event Overflow

Info

Disclosure

Mar 14, 2001

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in the snmpXdmid RPC service on Solaris. The snmpXdmid service fails to check the length of an incoming buffer resulting in a stack overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitrary code and obtain root access.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Uncoordinated Disclosure, Discovered in the Wild

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Sun Microsystems has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Solaris

7
8

References

Credit

  • Job de Haas - jobitsx.com - ITSX bv


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/546