Description
Buffer overflow in various ha commands of VERITAS Cluster Server for UNIX before 4.0MP2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long VCSI18N_LANG environment variable to (1) haagent, (2) haalert, (3) haattr, (4) hacli, (5) hacli_runcmd, (6) haclus, (7) haconf, (8) hadebug, (9) hagrp, (10) hahb, (11) halog, (12) hareg, (13) hares, (14) hastatus, (15) hasys, (16) hatype, (17) hauser, and (18) tststew.
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
- Veritas Storage Foundation 4.0 - VCSI18N_LANG Local Overflow EDB-1316 · local · Nov 12, 2005 · verified
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References
- ADV-2005-2350 vdb-entry
- 1015169 vdb-entry
- veritas-ha-bo(22986) vdb-entry
- 174 third-party-advisory
- 20673 vdb-entry
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.11.08a.html
- 17502 third-party-advisory
- 20051112 DMA[2005-1112a] - 'Veritas Storage Foundation VCSI18N_LANG buffer overflow' mailing-list
- 15349 vdb-entry