Intersoft NetTerm 4.2.2 memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Intersoft NetTerm 4.2.2. This affects 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in NetFtpd for NetTerm 5.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long USER command.

The bug was discovered 04/21/2005. The weakness was shared 04/26/2005 by Sergio Alvarez (Shadow) (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1323 since 04/27/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl Module and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at metasploit.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18142 (Intersoft NetTerm Netftpd USER Command Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FTP and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3476.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20285), Tenable (18142) and Exploit-DB (955).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 18142
Nessus Name: Intersoft NetTerm Netftpd USER Command Remote Overflow
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MetaSploit ID: netterm_netftpd_user.rb
MetaSploit Name: NetTerm NetFTPD USER Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Sergio Alvarez (Shadow)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1323 (🔍)
X-Force: 20285
Vulnerability Center: 7772 - Buffer Overflow in NetFtpd in NetTerm < 5.1.1.1 via USER Command, Critical
SecurityFocus: 13396 - Intersoft NetTerm Netftpd USER Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 15140
OSVDB: 15865 - NetTerm NetFtpd USER Command Remote Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2005-0407

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/06/2019 14:48
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (82), 06/06/2019 14:48 (4)
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