FreeBSD up to 5.3 fetch memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in FreeBSD up to 5.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component fetch. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-1053. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in FreeBSD up to 5.3 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component fetch. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in fetch on FreeBSD 4.1 through 5.3 allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code via certain HTTP headers in an HTTP response, which lead to a buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 11/18/2004. The weakness was disclosed 11/18/2004 by Colin Percival (Website). The advisory is available at ftp.freebsd.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1053 since 11/18/2004. 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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15761 (FreeBSD : SA-04:16.fetch), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 4-STABLE eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.FreeBSD.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18160), Tenable (15761), SecurityFocus (BID 11702†), OSVDB (11921†) and Secunia (SA13226†). The entry VDB-1003 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 15761
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : SA-04:16.fetch
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OpenVAS ID: 52658
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Security Advisory (FreeBSD-SA-04:16.fetch.asc)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: FreeBSD 4-STABLE
Patch: ftp.FreeBSD.org

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Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Advisory: ftp.freebsd.org
Researcher: Colin Percival
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1053 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1053
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1002
X-Force: 18160 - fetch HTTP header buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 11702 - FreeBSD Fetch Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 13226 - FreeBSD fetch Utility Integer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 11921 - FreeBSD fetch HTTP Header Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1012259

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/24/2004 10:19
Updated: 06/30/2019 09:54
Changes: 11/24/2004 10:19 (86), 06/30/2019 09:54 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:842:103

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