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A vulnerability was found in XShisen 1.5.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument -KCONV/XSHISENLIB
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. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple buffer overflows in XShisen allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -KCONV command line option or (2) XSHISENLIB environment variable.
The weakness was presented 10/03/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1053 since 01/19/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18939 (FreeBSD : xshisen -- local buffer overflows (56971fa6-641c-11d9-a097-000854d03344)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13359) and Tenable (18939). See 23836 for similar entry.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 18939
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : xshisen -- local buffer overflows (56971fa6-641c-11d9-a097-000854d03344)
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OpenVAS ID: 52243
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: xshisen
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-1053 (🔍)
X-Force: 13359
Vulnerability Center: 8677 - Buffer Overflows in XShisen via -KCONV Option or XSHISENLIB Variable, Medium
SecurityFocus: 8776 - XShisen 'XSHISENLIB' Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 9950 - XShisen Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Not Critical
OSVDB: 13736 - XShisen XSHISENLIB Environment Variable Overflow
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Entry
Created: 08/15/2014 01:04Updated: 06/07/2019 11:59
Changes: 08/15/2014 01:04 (76), 06/07/2019 11:59 (4)
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