Appfluent Technology Database IDS 2.0 memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Appfluent Technology Database IDS 2.0. Affected is an unknown code. 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Appfluent Technology Database IDS 2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long APPFLUENT_HOME environment variable.

The weakness was published 12/08/2005 by c0ntex (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-4076 since 12/08/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by c0ntex in ANSI C and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (1360).

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

Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: c0ntex
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: c0ntex
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-4076 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 15755 - Appfluent Technology Database IDS APPFLUENT_HOME Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 17947 - Appfluent Database IDS "APPFLUENT_HOME" Buffer Overflow, Less Critical
OSVDB: 21806 - Appfluent Technology Database IDS watcher APPFLUENT_HOME Variable Local Overflow

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

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/30/2017 11:37
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (55), 07/30/2017 11:37 (10)
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