Cadaver Webdav Client up to 0.24.4 format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cadaver Webdav Client up to 0.24.4. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes format string. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-0179. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cadaver Webdav Client up to 0.24.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) neon 0.24.4 and earlier, and other products that use neon including (2) Cadaver, (3) Subversion, and (4) OpenOffice, allow remote malicious WebDAV servers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 04/14/2004. The weakness was presented 04/15/2004 by Thomas Wana as Bug 1552 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.fedora.us. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0179 since 02/25/2004. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14487 (GLSA-200405-01 : Multiple format string vulnerabilities in neon 0.24.4 and earlier), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115056 (OpenOffice Security Fix for Red Hat Not Installed (RHSA-2004:160-05)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15863), Exploit-DB (23999), Tenable (14487), SecurityFocus (BID 10136†) and OSVDB (5365†). See VDB-21905 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 14487
Nessus Name: GLSA-200405-01 : Multiple format string vulnerabilities in neon 0.24.4 and earlier
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OpenVAS ID: 53181
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 487-1 (neon)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1552
Researcher: Thomas Wana
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21883

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X-Force: 15863
SecurityFocus: 10136 - Neon WebDAV Client Library Format String Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11364 - OpenOffice Neon Client Code Format String Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 5365 - Neon Client Format String
Vulnerability Center: 7985 - Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities in Neon <= 0.24.4, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 10/16/2014 17:30
Updated: 07/13/2025 18:55
Changes: 10/16/2014 17:30 (83), 06/01/2019 14:24 (3), 11/29/2024 00:49 (27), 07/13/2025 18:55 (2)
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