GNU Enscript 1.6.3 memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GNU Enscript 1.6.3. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in enscript 1.6.3 allow remote attackers or local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

The bug was discovered 01/21/2005. The weakness was shared 12/31/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1186 since 12/13/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16238 (Debian DSA-654-1 : enscript - several vulnerabilities), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116423 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7 and Security Update 2009-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-05-12)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19033) and Tenable (16238). The entries 3978, 23858, 30376 and 40710 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 16238
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-654-1 : enscript - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53487
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 654-1 (enscript)
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Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: us-cert.gov
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CVE: CVE-2004-1186 (🔍)
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X-Force: 19033
SecurityTracker: 1012965
Vulnerability Center: 7160 - Multiple Buffer Overflows in Enscript 1.6.3, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12329 - GNU Enscript Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35074
OSVDB: 13156 - enscript multiple buffer overflows
Vupen: ADV-2009-1297

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Created: 04/14/2015 13:28
Updated: 05/30/2019 12:19
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:28 (72), 05/30/2019 12:19 (12)
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