Vulnerability Name:

CCN-7044

Published:2001-06-22
Updated:2001-06-22
Summary:System V derived systems, such as Sun, SGI, and Caldera UnixWare 7 (formerly known as SCO UnixWare) are vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the /usr/ccs/lib/libcurses.a library file. By using the /usr/sbin/rtpm command, a local attacker can overflow a buffer to gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory CSSA-2001-SCO.1
curses library, rtpm, atcronsh

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#451275
Curses library vulnerable to buffer overflow

Source: CCN
Type: BID-2866
Multiple Vendor Libcurses Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
unixware-libcurses-rtpm-bo(7044)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sco:openserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sgi irix 6.0.1
    sgi irix 6.1
    sgi irix 6.2
    sgi irix 6.3
    sgi irix 6.4
    sco openserver *
    sgi irix 6.0