EFS Easy Address Book Web Server 1.2 denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in EFS Easy Address Book Web Server 1.2 (Web Server). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Address Book. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in Easy Address Book Web Server 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or "compromise the server" via encoded format string specifiers in the query string.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2006. The weakness was presented 09/08/2006 by Revnic Vasile (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4654 since 09/08/2006. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22305 (Easy Address Book Web Server Query Remote Format String), 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.

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 databases at X-Force (28752) and Tenable (22305).

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 22305
Nessus Name: Easy Address Book Web Server Query Remote Format String
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Researcher: Revnic Vasile
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-4654 (🔍)
X-Force: 28752
Vulnerability Center: 12664 - Easy Address Book Web Server Remote Denial of Service and Possibly Complete Compromise of the Host, Critical
SecurityFocus: 19842 - Easy Address Book Web Server Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 21959 - Easy Address Book Web Server Format String Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 28945 - Easy Address Book Web Server - Remote Format String Issue

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Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 06/25/2019 07:33
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (71), 06/25/2019 07:33 (3)
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