VDB-20562 · CVE-2003-0374 · BID 7664

Nessus 2.0.5 NASL Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Nessus 2.0.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component NASL Handler. The manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2003-0374. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nessus 2.0.5. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component NASL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in Nessus before 2.0.6, in libnessus and possibly libnasl, a different set of vulnerabilities than those identified by CVE-2003-0372 and CVE-2003-0373, aka "similar issues in other nasl functions as well as in libnessus."

The weakness was disclosed 06/16/2003 by Sir Mordred (Website). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0374 since 06/04/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/14/2018).

Upgrading to version 2.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 7664†). The entries VDB-73 and VDB-20561 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nessus 2.0.6

Timelineinfo

05/22/2003 🔍
06/04/2003 +13 days 🔍
06/16/2003 +12 days 🔍
06/16/2003 +0 days 🔍
08/11/2014 +4074 days 🔍
06/14/2018 +1403 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Sir Mordred
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0374 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0374
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20562
SecurityFocus: 7664

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2014 01:11
Updated: 06/14/2018 11:08
Changes: 08/12/2014 01:11 (46), 06/14/2018 11:08 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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