GNU Anubis up to 3.9.93 auth.c auth_ident memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GNU Anubis 3.6.0/3.6.1/3.6.2/3.9.92/3.9.93. Affected by this issue is the function auth_ident of the file auth.c. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0353. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU Anubis 3.6.0/3.6.1/3.6.2/3.9.92/3.9.93. This affects the function auth_ident of the file auth.c. The manipulation 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:

Multiple buffer overflows in auth_ident() function in auth.c for GNU Anubis 3.6.0 through 3.6.2, 3.9.92 and 3.9.93 allow remote attackers to gain privileges via a long string.

The bug was discovered 03/01/2004. The weakness was published 11/23/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.info. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0353. 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.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37292 (FreeBSD : GNU Anubis buffer overflows and format string vulnerabilities (8471bb85-6fb0-11d8-873f-0020ed76ef5a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15345), Exploit-DB (23772), Tenable (37292), SecurityFocus (BID 9772†) and OSVDB (6732†). Similar entry is available at VDB-22486. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 37292
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : GNU Anubis buffer overflows and format string vulnerabilities (8471bb85-6fb0-11d8-873f-0020ed76ef5a)
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OpenVAS ID: 52494
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: anubis
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03/06/2004 +5 days 🔍
11/23/2004 +262 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0353 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0353
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22485
X-Force: 15345
SecurityFocus: 9772 - GNU Anubis Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow and Format String Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 6732 - CVE-2004-0353 - GNU Anubis - Multiple Buffer Overflow Issues
Vulnerability Center: 21943 - GNU Anubis Buffer Overflow Remote Privileges Escalation Vulnerability via a Long String, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 04/14/2015 13:24
Updated: 12/22/2024 00:41
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:24 (75), 09/03/2019 09:29 (5), 12/22/2024 00:41 (18)
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