# CVE-2002-0677: CDE ToolTalk database server (ttdbserver) allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory locations with a zero, and possibly gain pri

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-07-12 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

CDE ToolTalk database server (ttdbserver) allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory locations with a zero, and possibly gain privileges, via a file descriptor argument in an AUTH_UNIX procedure call, which is used as a table index by the _TT_ISCLOSE procedure.

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## References

- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021102-02-P
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.28/CSSA-2002-SCO.28.txt
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-20.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/975403
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A91
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102635906423617&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1099

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