Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-0803 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Open Group CDE Common Desktop Environment

047910
CVSS 10.0 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
open-group
CWE-119
critical
nessus
exploit available
metasploit

Summary

Buffer overflow in the client connection routine of libDtSvc.so.1 in CDE Subprocess Control Service (dtspcd) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Exploit-Db

  • descriptionSolaris 8 dtspcd Heap Overflow. CVE-2001-0803. Remote exploit for solaris platform
    idEDB-ID:9923
    last seen2016-02-01
    modified2002-06-10
    published2002-06-10
    reporternoir
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/9923/
    titleSolaris 8 dtspcd - Heap Overflow
  • descriptionSolaris dtspcd Heap Overflow. CVE-2001-0803. Remote exploit for solaris_sparc platform
    idEDB-ID:16323
    last seen2016-02-01
    modified2010-04-30
    published2010-04-30
    reportermetasploit
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/16323/
    titleSolaris dtspcd Heap Overflow

Metasploit

descriptionThis is a port of noir's dtspcd exploit. This module should work against any vulnerable version of Solaris 8 (sparc). The original exploit code was published in the book Shellcoder's Handbook.
idMSF:EXPLOIT/SOLARIS/DTSPCD/HEAP_NOIR
last seen2020-05-22
modified2017-07-24
published2005-12-27
references
reporterRapid7
sourcehttps://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/solaris/dtspcd/heap_noir.rb
titleSolaris dtspcd Heap Overflow

Nessus

  • NASL familySolaris Local Security Checks
    NASL idSOLARIS24_108363.NASL
    descriptionCDE 1.0.2: libDtSvc Patch. Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Dec/04/01
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id37416
    published2009-04-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/37416
    titleSolaris 4 (sparc) : 108363-02
  • NASL familyHP-UX Local Security Checks
    NASL idHPUX_PHSS_25787.NASL
    descriptions700_800 11.00 CDE Runtime DEC2001 Periodic Patch : Buffer overflow in dtspcd.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id16917
    published2005-02-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/16917
    titleHP-UX PHSS_25787 : HP-UX running CDE dtspcd, Remote Unauthorized Access, Increased Privilege, Arbitrary Code Execution (HPSBUX00175 SSRT071388 rev.5)
  • NASL familyHP-UX Local Security Checks
    NASL idHPUX_PHSS_25788.NASL
    descriptions700_800 11.11 CDE Base DEC2001 Periodic Patch : Buffer overflow in dtspcd.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id16916
    published2005-02-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/16916
    titleHP-UX PHSS_25788 : HP-UX running CDE dtspcd, Remote Unauthorized Access, Increased Privilege, Arbitrary Code Execution (HPSBUX00175 SSRT071388 rev.5)
  • NASL familyHP-UX Local Security Checks
    NASL idHPUX_PHSS_26030.NASL
    descriptions700_800 11.04 (VVOS) CDE Runtime DEC2001 Periodic Patch : Buffer overflow in dtspcd.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id16581
    published2005-02-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/16581
    titleHP-UX PHSS_26030 : HP-UX running CDE dtspcd, Remote Unauthorized Access, Increased Privilege, Arbitrary Code Execution (HPSBUX00175 SSRT071388 rev.5)

Oval

  • accepted2010-09-20T04:00:35.161-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameDavid Proulx
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameTodd Dolinsky
      organizationOpsware, Inc.
    • nameJonathan Baker
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    descriptionBuffer overflow in the client connection routine of libDtSvc.so.1 in CDE Subprocess Control Service (dtspcd) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
    familyunix
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:70
    statusaccepted
    submitted2002-08-23T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleSolaris 8 CDE dtspcd Buffer Overflow
    version37
  • accepted2010-09-20T04:00:35.977-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameDavid Proulx
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameTodd Dolinsky
      organizationOpsware, Inc.
    • nameJonathan Baker
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    descriptionBuffer overflow in the client connection routine of libDtSvc.so.1 in CDE Subprocess Control Service (dtspcd) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
    familyunix
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:74
    statusaccepted
    submitted2002-10-17T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleSolaris 7 CDE dtspcd Buffer Overflow
    version37

Packetstorm

data sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/82312/heap_noir.rb.txt
idPACKETSTORM:82312
last seen2016-12-05
published2009-10-28
reporternoir
sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/82312/Solaris-dtspcd-Heap-Overflow.html
titleSolaris dtspcd Heap Overflow