Published: 21/01/2023 Updated: 17/05/2024

CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8

VMScore: 0

A stack-based buffer overflow in ParseColors in libXm in Common Desktop Environment 1.6 can be exploited by local low-privileged users via the dtprintinfo setuid binary to escalate their privileges to root on Solaris 10 systems. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

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opengroup common desktop environment 1.6

DescriptionA flaw was found in libXm, a library distributed by the motif package A specially crafted XPM file with long color strings can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseColors function due to the unsafe use of the strcat function, resulting in privilege escalationA flaw was found in libXm, a library distributed by the mo ...

CWE-787 https://github.com/0xdea/exploits/blob/master/solaris/raptor_dtprintlibXmas.c https://github.com/hnsecurity/vulns/blob/main/HNS-2022-01-dtprintinfo.txt https://security.humanativaspa.it/nothing-new-under-the-sun/http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/24 https://nvd.nist.gov https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-24039

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