Noffle 1.0.1 null termination

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Noffle 1.0.1. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to null termination. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0037. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Noffle 1.0.1. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null termination vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-170. The product does not terminate or incorrectly terminates a string or array with a null character or equivalent terminator. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflows in noffle news server 1.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was released 02/07/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0037. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15081 (Debian DSA-244-1 : noffle - buffer overflows), 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 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11181), Tenable (15081), SecurityFocus (BID 6695†) and Secunia (SA7955†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null termination
CWE: CWE-170 / 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: 15081
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-244-1 : noffle - buffer overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 53320
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 244-1 (noffle)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/27/2003 🔍
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02/07/2003 +11 days 🔍
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09/29/2004 +600 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +3599 days 🔍
05/01/2019 +1728 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0037 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0037
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20116
X-Force: 11181
SecurityFocus: 6695 - Noffle Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 7955 - Debian updates to noffle, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 17:49
Updated: 05/01/2019 09:29
Changes: 08/07/2014 17:49 (63), 05/01/2019 09:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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