Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise up to 12.x Privileges covert stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability was found in Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise up to 12.x. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function covert of the component Privileges. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 12.x before 12.5.3 ESD#1 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the (1) attrib_valid function, (2) covert function, (3) declare statement, or (4) a crafted query plan, or remote authenticated users with database owner or "sa" role privileges to execute arbitrary code via (5) a crafted install java statement.

The weakness was published 12/22/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0441 since 02/15/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful 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 06/01/2019).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17163 (Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise < 12.5.4.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version bis 12. eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19980) and Tenable (17163). Similar entry is available at 24738.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 17163
Nessus Name: Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise < 12.5.4.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Adaptive Server Enterprise bis 12.

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Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
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CVE: CVE-2005-0441 (🔍)
X-Force: 19980
Vulnerability Center: 7851 - Multiple Buffer Overflows in Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise < 12.5.3 ESD#1, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12080
Secunia: 13632 - Sybase ASE Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 15327 - Sybase ASE declare Statement Overflow

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Created: 02/27/2015 23:35
Updated: 06/01/2019 09:23
Changes: 02/27/2015 23:35 (70), 06/01/2019 09:23 (2)
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