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dtprintinfo
by:
SecurityFocus
7.2
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overflow
119
CWE
Product Name: dtprintinfo
Affected Version From: Unknown
Affected Version To: Unknown
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2002-0392
CPE: /a:dtprintinfo:dtprintinfo
Metasploit: https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/apache-httpd-cve-2002-0392/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/http-apache2-chunked-transfer-int-bof/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/apache-httpd-1_3_x-apache-chunked-encoding-vulnerability-cve-2002-0392/
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Unknown
2002

dtprintinfo Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

It has been reported that dtprintinfo, installed setuid root by default, is susceptible to a locally exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability. The condition is triggered when the value of the DISPLAY environment variable is set to a string exceeding 9777 bytes in length. The vulnerability may allow for local attackers to gain root privileges on the affected host.

Mitigation:

The vendor has released a patch to address this issue.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8795/info

It has been reported that dtprintinfo, installed setuid root by default, is susceptible to a locally exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability. The condition is triggered when the value of the DISPLAY environment variable is set to a string exceeding 9777 bytes in length. The vulnerability may allow for local attackers to gain root privileges on the affected host. 

export DISPLAY="`perl -e 'printf "A" x 9777'`"

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