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A vulnerability was found in bidwatcher. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. 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:
Format string vulnerability in bidwatcher before 1.3.17 allows remote malicious web servers from eBay, or a spoofed eBay server, to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain responses.
The bug was discovered 02/18/2005. The weakness was released 05/02/2005 by Ulf Harnhammar (Website). The advisory is available at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0158 since 01/27/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17143 (Debian DSA-687-1 : bidwatcher - format string), 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.
Upgrading to version 1.3.17 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19374) and Tenable (17143).
Product
Name
Version
- 1.0.5
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.9.1
- 1.1.9.2
- 1.2.0
- 1.3.0 Beta
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
- 1.3.8
- 1.3.9
- 1.3.10
- 1.3.11
- 1.3.12
- 1.3.13
- 1.3.14
- 1.3.15
- 1.3.16
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 17143
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-687-1 : bidwatcher - format string
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OpenVAS ID: 53516
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 687-1 (bidwatcher)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: bidwatcher 1.3.17
Timeline
01/27/2005 🔍02/18/2005 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: gentoo.orgResearcher: Ulf Harnhammar
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-0158 (🔍)
X-Force: 19374
Vulnerability Center: 7248 - Format String Attack in Bidwatcher 1.3.17 and Earlier via Spoofed eBay Server, High
SecurityFocus: 12590 - Bidwatcher Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 14324
OSVDB: 13919 - DSA 687-1 - New bidwatcher packages fix format string vulnerability
Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 23:05Updated: 06/06/2019 06:53
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (67), 06/06/2019 06:53 (8)
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