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SQLIDEBUG envariable overflow on Informix

2006-08-1500:00:00
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NGSSoftware Insight Security Research Advisory

Name: SQLIDEBUG envariable overflow on Informix
Systems Affected: 9.40.xC6 and earlier and 10.00.xC2, C1
Severity: High
Vendor URL: http://www.ibm.com/
Author: David Litchfield [ [email protected] ]
Date of Public Advisory: 2nd August 2006
Advisory number: #NISR02082006G
CVEID: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3862
Advisory URL: http://www.ngssoftware.com/research/

Description


Informix Dynamic Server is a database developed by IBM. During a security
assessment of Informix it was discovered that an overflow could be triggered
in a shared library with the SQLIDEBUG environment variable. This can be
triggered to gain root privileges by accessing one of the setuid root
binaries such as onmode.

Details


There's a buffer overflow in most of the setuid root programs in Informix
running on Linux. The problem arises due to an overly long SQLIDEBUG
environment variable of the form

SQLIDEBUG=1:/long-file-name

At bytes 272-6 in the long "filename" the saved return address on the stack
is overwritten.

Fix Information


IBM was alerted to this flaw on the 13th January 2005. Patches have now been
made available.

NGSSQuirreL for Informix, an advanced vulnerability assessment scanner
designed specifically for Informix, can be used to accurately determine
whether your servers are vulnerable to this flaw. More information about
NGSSQuirreL for Informix can be found here
http://www.ngssoftware.com/products/database-security/ngs-squirrel-informix.php

About NGSSoftware


NGSSoftware develops vulnerability assessment and compliancy tools for
database servers including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, DB2, Sybase and
Informix. Headquartered in the United Kingdom NGS has offices in London, St.
Andrews (UK), Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth (Australia) and Texas in the
United States; NGSConsulting provide services to some of the largest and
most demanding organizations around the globe.

http://www.ngssoftware.com/

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