Ethan Galstad Nagios 1.4.10 Plugin check_snmp memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Ethan Galstad Nagios 1.4.10 (Log Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function check_snmp of the component Plugin Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the check_snmp function in Nagios Plugins (nagios-plugins) 1.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted snmpget replies.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2007. The weakness was released 10/26/2007 by fabiodds (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5623 since 10/23/2007. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27811 (Fedora 8 : nagios-plugins-1.4.8-9.fc8 (2007-2876)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sourceforge.net. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37460) and Tenable (27811). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 3412.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27811
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : nagios-plugins-1.4.8-9.fc8 (2007-2876)
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OpenVAS ID: 60370
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1495-1 (nagios-plugins)
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Patch: sourceforge.net
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Advisory: sourceforge.net
Researcher: fabiodds
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5623 (🔍)
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X-Force: 37460
Vulnerability Center: 16755 - Nagios Plugins 1.4.10 Buffer Overflow in the check-snmp Function Allows Remote DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26215 - Nagios Plugins SNMP GET Reply Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 27496
OSVDB: 40391 - Nagios Plugins check_snmp Function Crafted snmpget Reply Remote DoS
Vupen: ADV-2007-3629

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Created: 11/01/2007 09:21
Updated: 07/29/2019 18:05
Changes: 11/01/2007 09:21 (94), 07/29/2019 18:05 (2)
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