ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b5/3.0.11b8 Daemon Mode ez-ipupdate.c memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b5/3.0.11b8. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file ez-ipupdate.c of the component Daemon Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in ez-ipupdate.c for ez-ipupdate 3.0.10 through 3.0.11b8, when running in daemon mode with certain service types in use, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 11/11/2004. The weakness was presented 02/09/2005 by Ulf Harnhammar (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0980 since 10/24/2004. 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 07/01/2021).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 90 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15800 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 databases at X-Force (18032) and Tenable (15800).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 15800
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OpenVAS ID: 53280
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 592-1 (ez-ipupdate)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Ulf Harnhammar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0980 (🔍)
X-Force: 18032
Vulnerability Center: 8282 - Buffer Overflow in Angus Mackay ez-ipupdate 3.0.11 b8, 3.0.11 b5 via show_message Function, High
SecurityFocus: 11657 - EZ-IPupdate Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 13167
OSVDB: 11623 - EZ-IPupdate - Remote Format String Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 07/01/2021 12:23
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (65), 06/05/2019 17:10 (4), 07/01/2021 12:23 (2)
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