ShixxNote 6.net Build 117 font memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ShixxNote 6.net Build 117. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation of the argument font results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1595. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ShixxNote 6.net Build 117. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument font with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in ShixxNote 6.net build 117 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long font field.

The bug was discovered 10/13/2004. The weakness was published 10/13/2004 by Luigi Auriemma as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1595 since 02/20/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at aluigi.altervista.org. It is declared as highly functional.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 8729.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17705), Exploit-DB (576), SecurityFocus (BID 11409†), OSVDB (10721†) and Secunia (SA12822†). 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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MetaSploit ID: shixxnote_font.rb
MetaSploit Name: ShixxNOTE 6.net Font Field Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 8729

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1595 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1595
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22275
X-Force: 17705 - ShixxNOTE 6.net font buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 11409 - ShixxNOTE 6.net Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 12822 - ShixxNOTE Font File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 10721 - ShixxNOTE Message Font Field Remote Overflow

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

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:20
Updated: 10/05/2025 02:19
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:20 (62), 04/12/2019 08:52 (10), 10/05/2025 02:19 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:627:103

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