MIT cgiemail 1.6 cgicso.c Query memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MIT cgiemail 1.6. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file cgicso.c. This manipulation of the argument Query causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-1652. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MIT cgiemail 1.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file cgicso.c. The manipulation of the argument query 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 cgicso.c for cgiemail 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long query parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1652 since 03/29/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1875.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10595), Exploit-DB (21998), SecurityFocus (BID 6141†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1002395†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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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: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 10779
OpenVAS Name: CGIEmails CGICso (Send CSO via CGI) Command Execution Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1875
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP cgicso access
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09/11/2001 🔍
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12/31/2002 +476 days 🔍
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03/29/2005 +819 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3415 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mit.edu

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1652 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1652
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19297
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X-Force: 10595 - MIT cgiemail cgicso.c component GET request buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 6141
SecurityTracker: 1002395

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 11:39
Updated: 12/05/2024 18:48
Changes: 08/04/2014 11:39 (60), 06/09/2018 11:03 (6), 11/18/2024 08:13 (17), 12/05/2024 18:48 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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