Smart IRC Daemon 0.4.0 Reverse DNS Lookup Hostname memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Smart IRC Daemon 0.4.0. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Reverse DNS Lookup Handler. The manipulation of the argument Hostname leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-1377. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Smart IRC Daemon 0.4.0 (Chat Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Reverse DNS Lookup Handler. The manipulation of the argument hostname 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:

Buffer overflow in the reverse DNS lookup of Smart IRC Daemon (SIRCD) 0.4.0 and 0.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a client with a long hostname.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2003 by Knud Erik Højgaard (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1377 since 10/18/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Shell File. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24201 (FreeBSD : sircd -- remote reverse DNS buffer overflow (1374b96c-a1c2-11db-9ddc-0011098b2f36)), 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 4 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11409), Tenable (24201) and SecurityFocus (BID 6924†). 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 24201
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : sircd -- remote reverse DNS buffer overflow (1374b96c-a1c2-11db-9ddc-0011098b2f36)
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OpenVAS ID: 57806
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: sircd
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/24/2003 🔍
12/31/2003 +310 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
01/15/2007 +1111 days 🔍
01/17/2007 +2 days 🔍
10/18/2007 +274 days 🔍
08/28/2014 +2506 days 🔍
05/01/2019 +1706 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Knud Erik Højgaard
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1377 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1377
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21299
X-Force: 11409
SecurityFocus: 6924 - Smart IRC Daemon Remote Client DNS Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2014 18:06
Updated: 05/01/2019 00:16
Changes: 08/28/2014 18:06 (70), 05/01/2019 00:16 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:ECA:103

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