Tenable Nessus up to 2.0.5 libnasl insstr numeric error

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Tenable Nessus up to 2.0.5 (Security Testing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function insstr in the library libnasl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Signed integer vulnerability in libnasl in Nessus before 2.0.6 allows local users with plugin upload privileges to cause a denial of service (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code by causing a negative argument to be provided to the insstr function as used in a NASL script.

The weakness was presented 05/22/2003 by Sir Mordred and Renaud Deraison (Nessus.org) with Nessus.org as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0372 since 06/04/2003. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10147 (Nessus Server Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Service detection.

Upgrading to version 2.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at nessus.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1102.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12057) and Tenable (10147). See 20561, 20562 and 88284 for similar entries.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 10147
Nessus Name: Nessus Server Detection
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nessus 2.0.6
Patch: nessus.org

Snort ID: 1102

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Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Sir Mordred, Renaud Deraison (Nessus.org)
Organization: Nessus.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0372 (🔍)
X-Force: 12057 - Nessus insstr() denial of service, Medium Risk
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
SecurityFocus: 7664 - Nessus LibNASL Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 8842 - Nessus NASL Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 3190 - Nessus libnasl insstr Function Local DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204
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Created: 05/22/2003 02:00
Updated: 03/08/2021 10:19
Changes: 05/22/2003 02:00 (84), 01/11/2019 12:00 (1), 03/08/2021 10:19 (3)
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