Title: Inktomi Traffic Server Traffic_Manager Path Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
Inktomi Traffic Server is a transparent web caching application. It is designed for use with Unix and Linux variants as well as Microsoft Windows operating environments.
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported for Inktomi Traffic Server. The vulnerability occurs in the traffic_manager binary included with Inktomi Traffic Server.
The traffic_manager utility is used to manage Inktomi Traffic Server and it is installed as a setuid root executable in the <install path>/bin directory.
Reportedly, executing traffic_manager with an excessively long path commandline argument will cause a buffer overflow condition. As traffic_manager is a setuid root executable, it is possible for a local attacker to obtain administrative access on the vulnerable system.
Executing traffic_manager with an argument composed of greater than 1700 bytes to the '-path' commandline option will trigger the buffer overflow.
This vulnerability has been tested on a Solaris platform and affects all Unix and Linux variants.
Affected Products:
- Inktomi Media-IXT 3.0.4
- Inktomi Traffic Edge 1.1.2
- Inktomi Traffic Edge 1.5.0.0
- Inktomi Traffic Server 4.0.18
- Inktomi Traffic Server 4.0.20
- Inktomi Traffic Server 5.1.3
- Inktomi Traffic Server 5.2.0.0-R
- Inktomi Traffic Server 5.2.1
- Inktomi Traffic Server 5.2.2
References:
- Inktomi: Local root vulnerability in traffic_manager command
- Inktomi: Inktomi Homepage
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