libxml2 DNS Reply xmlNanoFTPConnect memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in libxml2 (Document Processing Software) (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is the function xmlNanoFTPConnect of the component DNS Reply Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/25/2004 by infamous41md (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0989. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38061 (FreeBSD : libxml -- remote buffer overflows (9ff4c91e-328c-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117947 (CentOS Security Update for libxml (CESA-2004:650)).

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 (17870), Exploit-DB (24704), Tenable (38061), SecurityFocus (BID 11526†) and OSVDB (11180†). The entries VDB-21645, VDB-24000 and VDB-82197 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 38061
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : libxml -- remote buffer overflows (9ff4c91e-328c-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)
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Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: infamous41md
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0989 (🔍)
X-Force: 17870
SecurityFocus: 11526 - Libxml2 Multiple Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13000
OSVDB: 11180 - libxml2 DNS Reply Overflows
Vulnerability Center: 6938

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 04/12/2016 05:55 PM
Updated: 12/24/2024 03:35 PM
Changes: 04/12/2016 05:55 PM (44), 10/04/2018 04:29 PM (10), 07/13/2022 05:50 PM (3), 07/13/2022 05:58 PM (7), 06/12/2024 12:53 PM (19), 07/07/2024 12:14 AM (3), 12/24/2024 03:35 PM (3)
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