mnoGoSearch 3.1.20 search.cgi ul memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in mnoGoSearch 3.1.20. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file search.cgi. The manipulation of the argument ul with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in search.cgi for mnoGoSearch 3.1.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ul parameter.

The bug was discovered 06/11/2003. The weakness was presented 07/24/2003 by pokleyzz (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0436 since 06/18/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11735 (mnoGoSearch search.cgi Multiple Parameter Remote Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2126.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12253) and Tenable (11735). See 20619 for similar entry.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 11735
Nessus Name: mnoGoSearch search.cgi Multiple Parameter Remote Overflows
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: pokleyzz
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0436 (🔍)
X-Force: 12253
Vulnerability Center: 11642 - mnoGoSearch Buffer Overflow via Long \, High
SecurityFocus: 7865 - MNOGoSearch Search.CGI UL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 11872 - MNOGoSearch - Search.CGI - UL - Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 08/14/2014 18:19
Updated: 06/19/2019 11:02
Changes: 08/14/2014 18:19 (72), 06/19/2019 11:02 (7)
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