VDB-19690 · CVE-2002-2048 · XFDB 9269

Michael Baumer PFinger 0.7.8 -l/-d/-t memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Michael Baumer PFinger 0.7.8. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation of the argument -l/-d/-t can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2002-2048. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Michael Baumer PFinger 0.7.8. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument -l/-d/-t 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in PFinger 0.7.8 client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long query value passed to the (1) finger program, (2) -l, (3) -d, and (4) -t options. NOTE: if PFinger is not setuid or setgid, then this issue would not cross privilege boundaries and would not be considered a vulnerability.

The weakness was published 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-2048 since 07/14/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (9269). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Michael Baumer

Name

PFinger

Version

0.7.8

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/31/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2005 +926 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3309 days 🔍
06/11/2018 +1406 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2048 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19690
X-Force: 9269 - PFinger client query buffer overflow

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 12:06
Updated: 06/11/2018 08:36
Changes: 08/05/2014 12:06 (43), 06/11/2018 08:36 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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