GNU GNATS up to 4.0 misc.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU GNATS up to 4.0 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file misc.c. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0623. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU GNATS up to 4.0. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file misc.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. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in misc.c in GNU GNATS 4.00 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a string that gets logged by syslog.

The bug was discovered 06/25/2004. The weakness was shared 12/06/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0623 since 06/29/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/30/2021).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 164 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15802 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16517), Tenable (15802), SecurityFocus (BID 10609†), OSVDB (11622†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8458†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 15802
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OpenVAS ID: 53712
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 590-1 (gnats)
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06/29/2004 +4 days 🔍
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06/30/2021 +2269 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0623 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0623
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22544
X-Force: 16517
SecurityFocus: 10609 - GNU GNATS Syslog() Format String Vulnerability
OSVDB: 11622 - GNU - GNATS - Syslog() Format String Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8458 - Format String Attack in GNU GNATS <= 4.0 Allows Code Execution, High

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:25
Updated: 06/30/2021 14:40
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:25 (63), 06/02/2019 19:03 (4), 06/30/2021 14:40 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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