Conectiva Linux up to 10.0 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Conectiva Linux 2.1/3.0/7.3/9.0/10.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0904. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Conectiva Linux 2.1/3.0/7.3/9.0/10.0 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the bitmap (BMP) decoder for Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via wide bitmap files that trigger heap-based buffer overflows.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2004 by Daniel Veditz (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0904 since 09/23/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/16/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14728 (Mozilla Browsers Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version bis 1.7.2 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 (17381), Tenable (14728), SecurityFocus (BID 11171†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5432†). The entries VDB-836, VDB-839, VDB-838 and VDB-835 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14728
Nessus Name: Mozilla Browsers Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 52368
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: thunderbird
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Linux bis 1.7.2

Timelineinfo

09/14/2004 🔍
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09/15/2004 +1 days 🔍
09/23/2004 +8 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +99 days 🔍
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04/14/2015 +3756 days 🔍
12/16/2024 +3534 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Daniel Veditz
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0904 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0904
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22639

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X-Force: 17381
SecurityFocus: 11171 - Mozilla Browser BMP Image Decoding Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 5432

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:27
Updated: 12/16/2024 04:22
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:27 (67), 04/22/2019 10:34 (1), 06/25/2024 09:06 (17), 12/16/2024 04:22 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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