Description
Multiple buffer overflows in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allow local users to gain root privileges via (1) su, (2) chsh, (3) passwd, (4) chfn, (5) dxchpwd, and (6) libc.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Tru64 5 - 'su' Env Local Stack Overflow EDB-259 · local · Jan 26, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- VU#177067 third-party-advisory
- 20020919 iDEFENSE OSF1/Tru64 3.x vuln clarification mailing-list
- http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_su.txt
- tru64-chfn-bo(10614) vdb-entry
- VU#193347 third-party-advisory
- 5382 vdb-entry
- 5381 vdb-entry
- VU#671627 third-party-advisory
- tru64-dxchpwd-bo(11620) vdb-entry
- 5379 vdb-entry
- SSRT2257 vendor-advisory
- VU#137555 third-party-advisory
- 5380 vdb-entry
- 20020902 Happy Labor Day from Snosoft mailing-list
- VU#864083 third-party-advisory