SolarWinds TFTP Server up to 5.0.55 UDP Datagram memory corruption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in SolarWinds TFTP Server up to 5.0.55. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component UDP Datagram Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2002-1542. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SolarWinds TFTP Server up to 5.0.55 (File Transfer Software). This affects an unknown code of the component UDP Datagram Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SolarWinds TFTP server 5.0.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large UDP datagram, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

The weakness was released 03/31/2003 by D4rkGr3y (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1542. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 databases at X-Force (10462), Exploit-DB (21963) and SecurityFocus (BID 6043†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• File Transfer Software

Vendor

• SolarWinds

Name

• TFTP Server

Version

• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.2
• 5.0.3
• 5.0.4
• 5.0.5
• 5.0.6
• 5.0.7
• 5.0.8
• 5.0.9
• 5.0.10
• 5.0.11
• 5.0.12
• 5.0.13
• 5.0.14
• 5.0.15
• 5.0.16
• 5.0.17
• 5.0.18
• 5.0.19
• 5.0.20
• 5.0.21
• 5.0.22
• 5.0.23
• 5.0.24
• 5.0.25
• 5.0.26
• 5.0.27
• 5.0.28
• 5.0.29
• 5.0.30
• 5.0.31
• 5.0.32
• 5.0.33
• 5.0.34
• 5.0.35
• 5.0.36
• 5.0.37
• 5.0.38
• 5.0.39
• 5.0.40
• 5.0.41
• 5.0.42
• 5.0.43
• 5.0.44
• 5.0.45
• 5.0.46
• 5.0.47
• 5.0.48
• 5.0.49
• 5.0.50
• 5.0.51
• 5.0.52
• 5.0.53
• 5.0.54
• 5.0.55

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.solarwinds.com/

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

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