log2mail 0.2.2.2/0.2.5.0/0.2.5.1/0.2.5.2 printlog format string

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A vulnerability was found in log2mail 0.2.2.2/0.2.5.0/0.2.5.1/0.2.5.2. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is the function printlog. 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 the printlog function in log2mail before 0.2.5.2 allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a logfile monitored by log2mail.

The weakness was disclosed 08/06/2004 by felinemenace with felinemenace.org (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0450 since 05/06/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/23/2019).

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15350 (Debian DSA-513-1 : log2mail - format string), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16311) and Tenable (15350).

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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 15350
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-513-1 : log2mail - format string
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OpenVAS ID: 53204
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 513-1 (log2mail)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/07/2004 +4 days 🔍
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09/29/2004 +54 days 🔍
12/05/2014 +3719 days 🔍
04/23/2019 +1600 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: felinemenace
Organization: felinemenace.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0450 (🔍)
X-Force: 16311
SecurityFocus: 10460 - Michael Krax log2mail Log File Writing Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 11768 - log2mail "printlog()" Message Logging Format String Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 6711 - log2mail printlog() Message Logging Format String

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2014 11:27
Updated: 04/23/2019 09:19
Changes: 12/05/2014 11:27 (70), 04/23/2019 09:19 (4)
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