Overview
A vulnerability in the way dtmail handles command-line arguments could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Description
The dtmail program is a mail user agent (MUA) for the Common Desktop Environment (CDE). It provides a graphical user interface for reading, sending, and managing email. There is a vulnerability in the way Sun Solaris dtmail handles command-line arguments. By supplying a specially crafted argv[0] value containing a format string specifier, a local user could execute arbitrary code with privileges of the vulnerable process. |
Impact
A local user could execute arbitrary code with privileges of the vulnerable process, typically group mail. With these privileges, the user would have the ability to read, modify, and delete email of other users. |
Solution
Apply patch Sun has issued an advisory which addresses this issue. For more information on patches available for your system, please refer to Sun Security Alert 57627. |
Remove set-group-ID bit
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Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
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| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
This vulnerability was reported by iDEFENSE Labs.
This document was written by Damon Morda.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2004-0800 |
| Severity Metric: | 5.63 |
| Date Public: | 2004-08-23 |
| Date First Published: | 2004-08-25 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2005-05-16 15:00 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 20 |