Michael Sandrof IrcII 2002-09-12 my_strcat memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Michael Sandrof IrcII 2002-09-12 and classified as critical. The affected element is the function my_strcat. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2003-0323. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Michael Sandrof IrcII 2002-09-12. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function my_strcat. 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:

Multiple buffer overflows in ircII 20020912 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via responses that are not properly fed to the my_strcat function by (1) ctcp_buffer, (2) cannot_join_channel, (3) status_make_printable for Statusbar drawing, (4) create_server_list, and possibly other functions.

The weakness was shared 06/09/2003 by Timo Sirainen (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0323 since 05/19/2003. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15128 (Debian DSA-291-1 : ircii - 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 Tenable (15128) and SecurityFocus (BID 7098†). 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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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 15128
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-291-1 : ircii - buffer overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 53362
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 291-1 (ircii)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/14/2003 🔍
04/22/2003 +39 days 🔍
05/19/2003 +27 days 🔍
06/09/2003 +21 days 🔍
06/09/2003 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +478 days 🔍
08/11/2014 +3603 days 🔍
04/22/2019 +1715 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Timo Sirainen
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0323 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0323
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20499
SecurityFocus: 7098 - ircII Status_Make_Printable Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2014 00:51
Updated: 04/22/2019 12:24
Changes: 08/12/2014 00:51 (63), 04/22/2019 12:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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