University of Washington Pine up to 4.56 Array Access strings.c rfc2231_get_param memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in University of Washington Pine up to 4.56. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function rfc2231_get_param of the file strings.c of the component Array Access. Performing a manipulation with the input -1 results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0721. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in University of Washington Pine up to 4.56. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function rfc2231_get_param of the file strings.c of the component Array Access. The manipulation with the input value -1 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:

Integer signedness error in rfc2231_get_param from strings.c in PINE before 4.58 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an email that causes an out-of-bounds array access using a negative number.

The bug was discovered 09/10/2003. The weakness was presented 09/17/2003 by zen-parse (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0721 since 09/02/2003. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12602 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.58 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2383.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13151), Tenable (12602), SecurityFocus (BID 8589†), OSVDB (11774†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21936†). See VDB-20822 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 12602
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OpenVAS ID: 52525
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: pine, zh-pine, iw-pine
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pine 4.58
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: washington.edu

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: zen-parse
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0721 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0721
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20823

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X-Force: 13151
SecurityFocus: 8589 - Pine rfc2231_get_param() Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 11774 - PINE, Integer Overflow in 'rfc2231_get_param()' Function
Vulnerability Center: 21936 - University of Washington PINE Prior to 4.58 rfc2231_get_param Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:59
Updated: 06/29/2021 08:55
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:59 (73), 09/03/2019 09:13 (3), 06/29/2021 08:55 (3)
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