Eric Rescorla ssldump 0.9b1 URL format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eric Rescorla ssldump 0.9b1. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component URL Handler. Such manipulation leads to format string. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0032. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eric Rescorla ssldump 0.9b1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in ssldump possibly allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly gain root privileges via malicious format string specifiers in a URL.

The weakness was disclosed 02/16/2001 by FIRST (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0032. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (5717), Exploit-DB (20492) and SecurityFocus (BID 2096†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/11/2000 🔍
02/16/2001 +67 days 🔍
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07/03/2014 +4885 days 🔍
01/21/2025 +3855 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16442
X-Force: 5717 - ssldump format string could allow arbitrary execution of code
SecurityFocus: 2096 - ssldump Format String Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 11:54
Updated: 01/21/2025 12:28
Changes: 07/03/2014 11:54 (46), 05/29/2018 09:22 (7), 01/21/2025 12:28 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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