XShisen 1.5.1 -KCONV/XSHISENLIB memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in XShisen 1.5.1. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument -KCONV/XSHISENLIB leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2003-1053. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XShisen 1.5.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument -KCONV/XSHISENLIB with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in XShisen allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -KCONV command line option or (2) XSHISENLIB environment variable.

The weakness was presented 10/03/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1053 since 01/19/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18939 (FreeBSD : xshisen -- local buffer overflows (56971fa6-641c-11d9-a097-000854d03344)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13359), Tenable (18939), SecurityFocus (BID 8776†), OSVDB (13736†) and Secunia (SA9950†). See VDB-23836 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 18939
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : xshisen -- local buffer overflows (56971fa6-641c-11d9-a097-000854d03344)
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OpenVAS ID: 52243
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: xshisen
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/03/2003 🔍
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10/06/2003 +3 days 🔍
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01/11/2005 +463 days 🔍
01/19/2005 +8 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +175 days 🔍
07/25/2005 +12 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3307 days 🔍
06/07/2019 +1758 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2003-1053 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1053
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20843
X-Force: 13359
SecurityFocus: 8776 - XShisen 'XSHISENLIB' Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 9950 - XShisen Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Not Critical
OSVDB: 13736 - XShisen XSHISENLIB Environment Variable Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 8677 - Buffer Overflows in XShisen via -KCONV Option or XSHISENLIB Variable, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 01:04
Updated: 06/07/2019 11:59
Changes: 08/15/2014 01:04 (76), 06/07/2019 11:59 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:9E3:103

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