VDB-23856 · CVE-2005-1847 · OSVDB 17249

YAMT 0.5.1 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in YAMT 0.5.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in YaMT before 0.5_2 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) rename or (2) sort options.

The bug was discovered 12/16/2004. The weakness was released 01/20/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vuxml.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1847 since 06/03/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 35 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19046 (FreeBSD : yamt -- buffer overflow and directory traversal issues (99b5cfa5-d3d2-11d9-8ffb-00061bc2ad93)), 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 to version 0.5_2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (19046). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 23855 and 23822.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 19046
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : yamt -- buffer overflow and directory traversal issues (99b5cfa5-d3d2-11d9-8ffb-00061bc2ad93)
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OpenVAS ID: 52992
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: yamt
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: YAMT 0.5_2

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12/16/2004 🔍
01/20/2005 +35 days 🔍
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06/03/2005 +134 days 🔍
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07/13/2005 +40 days 🔍
07/25/2005 +12 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3515 days 🔍
06/07/2019 +1550 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vuxml.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1847 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 8694 - Multiple Buffer Overflows in YaMT < 0.5_2 via Rename or Sort Options, Medium
OSVDB: 17249 - CVE-2005-1847 - YaMT - Multiple Buffer Overflow Issues

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Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/07/2019 14:12
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (68), 06/07/2019 14:12 (4)
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