Calife 2.8.4 C/2.8.5 Password Authentication memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Calife 2.8.4 C/2.8.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Password Authentication. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-0188. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Calife 2.8.4 C/2.8.5. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Password Authentication. The manipulation 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:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Calife 2.8.5 and earlier may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long password.

The weakness was presented 03/15/2004 by DownBload (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0188. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15298 (Debian DSA-461-1 : calife - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15335), Tenable (15298) and SecurityFocus (BID 9756†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15298
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-461-1 : calife - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53159
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 461-1 (calife)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/27/2004 🔍
03/11/2004 +13 days 🔍
03/15/2004 +4 days 🔍
03/15/2004 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +198 days 🔍
10/15/2014 +3668 days 🔍
04/22/2019 +1650 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: DownBload
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0188 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0188
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21653
X-Force: 15335
SecurityFocus: 9756 - Calife Password Heap Overrun Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 15:41
Updated: 04/22/2019 10:58
Changes: 10/15/2014 15:41 (62), 04/22/2019 10:58 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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