SquirrelMail up to 3.x change_passwd Plugin chpasswd memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SquirrelMail up to 3.x. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component change_passwd Plugin. This manipulation of the argument chpasswd causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-0524. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SquirrelMail up to 3.x (Mail Client Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component change_passwd Plugin. The manipulation of the argument chpasswd with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

buffer overflow in the chpasswd command in the change_passwd plugin before 4.0 as used in squirrelmail allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.

The weakness was disclosed 08/06/2004 by Matias Neiff (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0524 since 06/03/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by x314 in ANSI C and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.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.

Upgrading to version 4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15889), Exploit-DB (273), SecurityFocus (BID 10166†), OSVDB (5551†) and Secunia (SA11415†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: x314
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SquirrelMail 4.0

Timelineinfo

04/17/2004 🔍
04/19/2004 +2 days 🔍
04/20/2004 +1 days 🔍
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06/03/2004 +43 days 🔍
08/06/2004 +64 days 🔍
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12/05/2014 +3773 days 🔍
12/15/2024 +3662 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Matias Neiff
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0524 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0524
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22027
X-Force: 15889 - SquirrelMail chpasswd binary buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 10166 - SquirrelMail Change_Passwd Plug-in Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
Secunia: 11415 - SquirrelMail Change_passwd Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 5551 - SquirrelMail Change_passwd Plugin Overflow

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

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2014 11:29
Updated: 12/15/2024 00:21
Changes: 12/05/2014 11:29 (67), 07/07/2017 17:12 (7), 12/15/2024 00:21 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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