Fake Identd up to 1.4 Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Fake Identd up to 1.4 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Request Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2002-1792. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Fake Identd up to 1.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Request Handler. 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 Fake Identd 0.9 through 1.4 allows remote attackers execute arbitrary code as root via a long request that is that is split into multiple packets.

The weakness was published 12/31/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1792 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details 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. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11054 (fake identd (fakeidentd) Fragmented Packet Request Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9731), Exploit-DB (21663), Tenable (11054), SecurityFocus (BID 5351†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1516†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Nessus ID: 11054
Nessus Name: fake identd (fakeidentd) Fragmented Packet Request Remote Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 803022
OpenVAS Name: Fake Identd Client Query Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/01/2002 🔍
07/29/2002 +209 days 🔍
07/30/2002 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +154 days 🔍
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07/28/2003 +209 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +702 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3323 days 🔍
12/07/2024 +3778 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1792 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1792
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19435
X-Force: 9731
SecurityFocus: 5351 - Fake Identd Client Query Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1516 - Buffer Overflow in Fakeidentd Allows Arbitrary Code Execution, Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 17:01
Updated: 12/07/2024 19:38
Changes: 08/04/2014 17:01 (71), 05/10/2019 21:57 (2), 12/07/2024 19:38 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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