PGP Keyserver 7.0 LDAP memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PGP Keyserver 7.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component LDAP. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2001-1320. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PGP Keyserver 7.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component LDAP. 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:

Network Associates PGP Keyserver 7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via exceptional BER encodings (possibly buffer overflows), as demonstrated by the PROTOS LDAPv3 test suite.

The weakness was released 07/16/2001 with CERT as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1320. 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.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (16823) and SecurityFocus (BID 3046†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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MetaSploit ID: pgp_keyserver7.rb
MetaSploit Name: Network Associates PGP KeyServer 7 LDAP Buffer Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/16/2001 🔍
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07/07/2014 +4739 days 🔍
04/13/2025 +3933 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: CERT
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-1320 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1320
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17016
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X-Force: 6900
SecurityFocus: 3046 - Network Associates PGP Keyserver Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 13:28
Updated: 04/13/2025 12:54
Changes: 07/07/2014 13:28 (52), 05/31/2018 10:24 (6), 06/25/2021 17:52 (3), 12/23/2024 00:03 (15), 04/13/2025 12:54 (2)
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