Novell ZENworks Asset Management up to 6 msg.dll heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Novell ZENworks Asset Management up to 6. This affects an unknown code block in the library msg.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in Msg.dll in Novell ZENworks 7 Asset Management (ZAM) before SP1 IR11 and the Collection client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 12/01/2006. The weakness was presented 12/05/2006 by Eric Detoisien (iDefense) with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-6299 since 12/05/2006. 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 known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23787 (Novell ZENworks Asset Management Collection Client Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9051.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30665) and Tenable (23787).

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23787
Nessus Name: Novell ZENworks Asset Management Collection Client Remote Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Eric Detoisien (iDefense)
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6299 (🔍)
X-Force: 30665
SecurityTracker: 1017326
Vulnerability Center: 13397 - Novell ZENworks Asset Management and Collection Client Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 21400 - Novell ZENworks Asset Management Collection Client Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 23157
OSVDB: 31352 - ZENworks Asset Management Collection Client buffer overflow
Vupen: ADV-2006-4829

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Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 07/12/2019 09:47
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (72), 07/12/2019 09:47 (12)
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