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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Network Solutions Rwhoisd 1.5.x. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component soa Command Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Format string vulnerability in Network Solutions Rwhoisd 1.5.x allows remote attackers execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the -soa command.
The weakness was released 12/06/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0838. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10790 (Network Solutions Rwhoisd -soa Command Remote Format String), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1323.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7353) and Tenable (10790).
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Class: Format stringCWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 10790
Nessus Name: Network Solutions Rwhoisd -soa Command Remote Format String
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Snort ID: 1323
Snort Message: SERVER-OTHER rwhoisd format string attempt
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Suricata ID: 2101323
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-0838 (🔍)
X-Force: 7353
Vulnerability Center: 1870 - Format String in Network Solutions Rwhoisd 1.5.x, High
SecurityFocus: 3474 - NSI Rwhoisd Remote Format String Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 07/10/2014 23:04Updated: 05/12/2019 09:32
Changes: 07/10/2014 23:04 (70), 05/12/2019 09:32 (6)
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