AWStats 6.4/6.5 open migrate memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AWStats 6.4/6.5. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function Open. This manipulation of the argument migrate causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-2237. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AWStats 6.4/6.5 (Log Management Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function open. The manipulation of the argument migrate 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The web interface for AWStats 6.4 and 6.5, when statistics updates are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the migrate parameter.

The bug was discovered 05/03/2006. The weakness was presented 05/05/2006 by Hendrik Weimer with OS Reviews (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at awstats.sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2237 since 05/08/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at saintcorporation.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22600 (Debian DSA-1058-1 : awstats - missing input sanitising), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176250 (Debian Security Update for awstats (DSA 1058-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at awstats.sourceforge.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19310.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26287), Exploit-DB (1755), Tenable (22600), SecurityFocus (BID 17844†) and OSVDB (25284†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 22600
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1058-1 : awstats - missing input sanitising
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OpenVAS ID: 56776
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1058-1 (awstats)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/awstats_migrate
Saint Name: AWStats migrate parameter command injection

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MetaSploit ID: awstats_migrate_exec.rb
MetaSploit Name: AWStats migrate Remote Command Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: awstats.sourceforge.net
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: awstats.sourceforge.net
Researcher: Hendrik Weimer
Organization: OS Reviews
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2203
X-Force: 26287 - AWStats migrate parameter command execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 17844 - AWStats Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 20710 - SUSE update for awstats, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 25284 - AWStats migrate Variable Arbitrary Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 11394 - AWStats Web Interface Allows Remote Code Execution When Web Browser Updates Option Enabled, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-1678

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

Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2006 18:11
Updated: 12/17/2024 07:18
Changes: 05/05/2006 18:11 (114), 06/17/2019 16:54 (2), 12/17/2024 07:18 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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