Title: Progress Database Format String Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
Progress Database is a commercially available database implementation, distributed and maintained by Progress Software.
A problem in the database could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges. The problem is in the checking of user-supplied input.
Upon execution of any of the SetUID programs included with the Progress infrastructure, the PROMSGS environment variable is checked for the location of files necessary to the operation of Progress. The files taken from the PROMSGS environment variable are loaded and read by Progress.
A maliciously crafted file loaded by Progress via the PROMSGS variable that contains format string data could allow a user to launch a format string attack against any SetUID executable included with the package. This format string vulnerability affects all programs that rely upon the PROMSGS environment variable, and is likely due to a problem in a library with which all the affected executables are linked. This remains unconfirmed.
This could allow a local user to write to any place in process memory, execute arbitrary code, and potentially gain elevated privileges. It could result in database compromise, and potentially administrative access.
Affected Products:
- Progress Database 9.1.0 C
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