Title: Progress Database JvmStart Format String Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
Progress is a commercial database for Microsoft Windows and Unix systems. jvmStart is a program included in Progress Database to start Java Virtual Machine.
An input validation error exists in jvmStart that makes it prone to format string attacks. Externally supplied data is included in a string passed to a *printf function as the format string argument. An attacker could exploit this condition to overwrite arbitrary locations in memory with almost arbitary values, potentially allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host.
This situation could be leveraged by the attacker to gain elevated privileges.
Affected Products:
- Progress Database 8.3.0D
- Progress Database 9.1.0C
References:
- Progress: Progress Database Product Page
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