University of Minnesota gopher 3.0.9 vifromline stack-based overflow
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A vulnerability was found in University of Minnesota gopher 3.0.9. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function vifromline
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in University of Minnesota gopher client 3.0.9 allow remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long "+VIEWS:" reply, which is not properly handled in the VIfromLine function, and (2) certain arguments when launching third party programs such as a web browser from a web link, which is not properly handled in the FIOgetargv function.
The bug was discovered 08/30/2005. The weakness was disclosed 08/30/2005 by vade79 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2772 since 09/02/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.
After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19801 (Debian DSA-832-1 : gopher - buffer overflows), 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 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22053), Tenable (19801) and Exploit-DB (1187).
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Nessus ID: 19801
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-832-1 : gopher - buffer overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 55489
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 832-1 (gopher)
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Sources
Advisory: kb.cert.orgResearcher: vade79
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2005-2772 (🔍)
X-Force: 22053
Vulnerability Center: 9351 - Gopher Multiple Buffer Overflows via \, High
SecurityFocus: 14693 - UMN Gopher Client Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 16614 - UMN Gopher "VIfromLine()" and "FIOgetargv()" Buffer Overflows, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19082 - UMN Gopher +VIEWS: Reply VIfromLine() Function Overflow
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 06/10/2019 09:16
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (85), 06/10/2019 09:16 (3)
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