Vulnerability Note VU#971179

UUCP package contains multiple buffer overflows via long string of characters sent as command line argument

Overview

Several Linux/Unix systems ship with a utility package called UUCP derived from System V. A buffer overflow in components of the UUCP package can allow an intruder to gain elevated privileges.

I. Description

Several Linux/Unix systems ship with a utility package called UUCP derived from System V. The UUCP package allows for the copying of files between different UNIX systems and the sending of commands for execution on a remote system. There is a buffer overflow in the components listed below that can allow a malicious user to gain elevated privileges.

uucp
uuxcmd
uux
uuxqt
bnuconvert
uucico
uustat

II. Impact

An intruder can gain elevated privileges.

III. Solution

Upgrade to the version of UUCP specified by your vendor.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified
Apple	Not Vulnerable	26-Sep-2001
Cray	Not Vulnerable	15-Oct-2001
Fujitsu	Not Vulnerable	31-Oct-2001
IBM	Not Vulnerable	26-Sep-2001
SCO	Vulnerable	25-Sep-2001

References

VU#677611 VU#200123 VU#206019 VU#971179 VU#593571 VU#489995
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2946
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/unixware/sr847405/
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/unixware/sr847405/sr847405.txt

Credit

This vulnerability was originally reported in a Caldera-SCO security advisory.

This document was written by Jason Rafail.

Other Information

Date Public:	2001-06-27
Date First Published:	2001-09-25
Date Last Updated:	2001-10-31
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):
NVD-ID(s):
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Severity Metric:	8.91
Document Revision:	20

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