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SAS SASTCPD Command Format String Vulnerability

sastcpd is a "Job Spawner" included with the base installation of the SAS Software infrastructure. It is available for various platforms. This issue affects systems running the Unix, Linux, and Microsoft operating systems.

A problem has been discovered in the sastcpd program. sastcpd is a job spawning program included with the SAS Base product. By default, it is installed setuid root. sastcpd is vulnerable to a format string attack. When executed with a command line argument of a format string, it is possible to overwrite arbitrary addresses in memory. This can result in the execution of arbitrary code. As the sastcpd program is installed setuid root, the code will be executed with administrative privileges.