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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in InetUtils 1.4.2. Affected by this issue is the function gethostbyname
of the component tftp Client. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in the TFTP client in InetUtils 1.4.2 allows remote malicious DNS servers to execute arbitrary code via a large DNS response that is handled by the gethostbyname function.
The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2004 by infamous41md (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1485 since 02/13/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (17878).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
10/26/2004 🔍12/31/2004 🔍
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02/13/2005 🔍
02/27/2015 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.comResearcher: infamous41md
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-1485 (🔍)
X-Force: 17878 - InetUtils TFTP DNS buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 11527 - InetUtils TFTP Client Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Entry
Created: 02/27/2015 15:54Updated: 07/15/2017 08:45
Changes: 02/27/2015 15:54 (47), 07/15/2017 08:45 (7)
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