APC apcupsd 3.8.5 vsprintf memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in APC apcupsd 3.8.5 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function vsprintf. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0099. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in APC apcupsd 3.8.5. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function vsprintf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code, related to usage of the vsprintf function.

The weakness was disclosed 03/03/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0099. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11484 (APC < 3.8.0 apcupsd Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 to version 3.8.6 or 3.10.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11491), Tenable (11484), SecurityFocus (BID 7200†), SecurityTracker (ID 1006108†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1756†). The entry VDB-20176 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 11484
Nessus Name: APC < 3.8.0 apcupsd Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 80014
OpenVAS Name: apcupsd overflows
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: apcupsd 3.8.6/3.10.4

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02/04/2003 🔍
02/15/2003 +11 days 🔍
03/03/2003 +16 days 🔍
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03/26/2003 +23 days 🔍
08/21/2003 +148 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +4004 days 🔍
05/11/2019 +1738 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2003-0099 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0099
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20177
X-Force: 11491
SecurityFocus: 7200 - APC apcupsd Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1006108
Vulnerability Center: 1756 - vsprintf() in apcupsd < 3.10.5 Allows DoS and Code Execution, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 18:11
Updated: 05/11/2019 19:02
Changes: 08/07/2014 18:11 (68), 05/11/2019 19:02 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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