Network Associates WebShield/Gauntlet cyberdaemon memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Network Associates WebShield and Gauntlet. Impacted is an unknown function of the component cyberdaemon. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0437. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Network Associates WebShield and Gauntlet (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component cyberdaemon. 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:

Buffer overflow in the CyberPatrol daemon "cyberdaemon" used in gauntlet and WebShield allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands.

The weakness was published 05/22/2000 by Jim Stickley as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0437. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After 2 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10420 (Gauntlet CyberPatrol Content Monitoring System 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 34008 (Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4503), Exploit-DB (19949), Tenable (10420), SecurityFocus (BID 1234†) and OSVDB (322†). 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10420
Nessus Name: Gauntlet CyberPatrol Content Monitoring System Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tis.com
Researcher: Jim Stickley
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2000-0437 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0437
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15570
X-Force: 4503
SecurityFocus: 1234 - Gauntlet Firewall Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 322 - NAI Gauntlet / WebShield CyberPatrol Content Monitoring System Remote Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 135 - Buffer Overflow in CyberPatrol Cyberdaemon, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 17:51
Updated: 10/14/2025 08:19
Changes: 06/24/2014 17:51 (73), 05/05/2019 09:18 (2), 10/18/2024 19:31 (17), 10/14/2025 08:19 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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