www-sql up to 0.5.6 cgi.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in www-sql up to 0.5.6. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file cgi.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0455. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in www-sql up to 0.5.6. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file cgi.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

buffer overflow in cgi.c in www-sql before 0.5.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a web page that is processed by www-sql.

The weakness was disclosed 12/06/2004 by Ulf Harnhammar (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0455 since 05/06/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/22/2019).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15360 (Debian DSA-523-1 : www-sql - buffer overflow), 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.

Upgrading to version 0.5.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16455), Tenable (15360) and SecurityFocus (BID 10577†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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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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Nessus ID: 15360
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-523-1 : www-sql - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53214
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 523-1 (www-sql)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: www-sql 0.5.7

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05/06/2004 🔍
06/19/2004 +44 days 🔍
06/21/2004 +2 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +100 days 🔍
12/06/2004 +68 days 🔍
12/06/2004 +0 days 🔍
02/27/2015 +3735 days 🔍
04/22/2019 +1515 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Ulf Harnhammar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0455 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0455
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22517
X-Force: 16455
SecurityFocus: 10577 - WWW-SQL Include Command Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2015 15:28
Updated: 04/22/2019 20:53
Changes: 02/27/2015 15:28 (64), 04/22/2019 20:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:E6D:103

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