John E. Davis MOST up to 4.41 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in John E. Davis MOST up to 4.41 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2001-0961. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in John E. Davis MOST up to 4.41. Affected is an unknown code. 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 tab expansion capability of the most program allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed file that is viewed with most.

The weakness was shared 09/18/2001 with Debian (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0961. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/29/2019).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14913 (Debian DSA-076-1 : most - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 4.9.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7149), Tenable (14913) and SecurityFocus (BID 3347†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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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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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14913
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-076-1 : most - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53569
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 076-1 (most)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MOST 4.9.2

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Organization: Debian
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0961 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0961
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17364
X-Force: 7149
SecurityFocus: 3347 - John E. Davis MOST Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 11:10
Updated: 04/29/2019 17:11
Changes: 07/09/2014 11:10 (64), 04/29/2019 17:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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