Description
Buffer overflow in stmkfont utility of HP-UX 10.0 through 11.22 allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.
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 2
- HP-UX 10.x - stmkfont Alternate Typeface Library Buffer Overflow (2) EDB-22247 · local · Feb 20, 2003 · verified
- HP-UX 10.x - stmkfont Alternate Typeface Library Buffer Overflow (1) EDB-22246 · local · Feb 12, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20030610 [LSD] HP-UX security vulnerabilities mailing-list
- hp-stmkfont-bo(11313) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5587 vdb-entry signature
- HPSBUX0302-241 vendor-advisory
- 3236 third-party-advisory
- 6836 vdb-entry