Juergen Schoenwaelder Scotty 2.1.7/2.1.8/2.1.9/2.1.10 ntping memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Juergen Schoenwaelder Scotty 2.1.7/2.1.8/2.1.9/2.1.10. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ntping. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2001-0764. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Juergen Schoenwaelder Scotty 2.1.7/2.1.8/2.1.9/2.1.10 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component ntping. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in ntping in scotty 2.1.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname as a command line argument.

The weakness was disclosed 10/18/2001 with SNOSoft (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0764. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 2.1.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6735), Exploit-DB (20960) and SecurityFocus (BID 2911†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Scotty 2.1.11

Timelineinfo

06/21/2001 🔍
10/18/2001 +119 days 🔍
10/18/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/09/2014 +4647 days 🔍
01/12/2025 +3840 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Organization: SNOSoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0764 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0764
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17527
X-Force: 6735 - Scotty ntping buffer overflow could allow the execution of arbitrary code
SecurityFocus: 2911 - Juergen Schoenwaelder scotty ntping Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 17:31
Updated: 01/12/2025 06:54
Changes: 07/09/2014 17:31 (58), 06/04/2018 08:47 (1), 01/12/2025 06:54 (19)
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