McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0/2.5/2.5.1 POST Request heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0/2.5/2.5.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0149. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0/2.5/2.5.1 (Endpoint Management Software). Affected is an unknown part of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in ePO agent for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST request containing long parameters.

The weakness was published 08/27/2003 by Andreas Junestam (Website). The advisory is available at nai.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0149 since 03/17/2003. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11812 (ePolicy Orchestrator Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (OF, FS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12788), Tenable (11812), SecurityFocus (BID 8316†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1743†). Similar entries are available at VDB-20729, VDB-20773 and VDB-20778. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 11812
Nessus Name: ePolicy Orchestrator Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (OF, FS)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/17/2003 +75 days 🔍
07/31/2003 +136 days 🔍
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05/11/2019 +1731 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: nai.com
Researcher: Andreas Junestam
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20730
X-Force: 12788
SecurityFocus: 8316 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Agent POST Request Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1743 - Buffer Overflow in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Agent Long POST Request Enables Code Execution, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:18
Updated: 05/11/2019 18:07
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:18 (65), 05/11/2019 18:07 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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