Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483 | vdb entry vendor advisory |
| http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017211 | vdb entry |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22743 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21035 | vdb entry |