Mandrakesoft Linux up to 10.1 USB Driver memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mandrakesoft Linux up to 10.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component USB Driver. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2004-0834. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mandrakesoft Linux up to 10.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component USB Driver. 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 Speedtouch USB driver before 1.3.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) modem_run, (2) pppoa2, or (3) pppoa3.

The bug was discovered 09/30/2004. The weakness was released 12/23/2004 by Max Vozeler (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0834 since 09/08/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 41 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15698 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : speedtouch (MDKSA-2004:130)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version bis 1.3.0 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 (17792), Tenable (15698), SecurityFocus (BID 11496†), OSVDB (11004†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8376†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-22585 and VDB-22584. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15698
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : speedtouch (MDKSA-2004:130)
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OpenVAS ID: 54725
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200411-04 (speedtouch)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Linux bis 1.3.0

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09/08/2004 🔍
09/30/2004 +22 days 🔍
09/30/2004 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2004 +21 days 🔍
11/10/2004 +20 days 🔍
11/13/2004 +3 days 🔍
12/23/2004 +40 days 🔍
12/23/2004 +0 days 🔍
06/16/2005 +175 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3589 days 🔍
06/02/2019 +1510 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Max Vozeler
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0834 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0834
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22586
X-Force: 17792
SecurityFocus: 11496 - Speedtouch USB Driver Local Format String Vulnerability
OSVDB: 11004 - CVE-2004-0834 - Speedtouch USB Driver - Format String Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8376 - Format String Attack in Alcatel SpeedTouch <= 1.3.1 via syslog Function, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:26
Updated: 06/02/2019 16:11
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:26 (70), 06/02/2019 16:11 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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