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A vulnerability was found in sympa 3.3.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file queue.c of the component Setuid. 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 queue.c in a support script for sympa 3.3.3, when running setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
The bug was discovered 02/11/2005. The weakness was released 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0073 since 01/14/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16387 (Sympa src/queue.c queue Utility Local Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19307) and Tenable (16387).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 16387
Nessus Name: Sympa src/queue.c queue Utility Local Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53507
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 677-1 (sympa)
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Sources
Advisory: debian.orgStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2005-0073 (🔍)
X-Force: 19307
SecurityTracker: 1013163
Vulnerability Center: 7143 - Buffer Overflow in Sympa 3.3.3 Allows Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12527 - Sympa Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 14217
OSVDB: 13707 - DSA 677-1 - New sympa packages fix potential arbitrary code execution
Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 23:05Updated: 05/30/2019 11:53
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (66), 05/30/2019 11:53 (12)
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