Pavuk 0.9pl28i/0.928r1/0.928r2 sprintf memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Pavuk 0.9pl28i/0.928r1/0.928r2. The impacted element is the function sprintf. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-1437. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pavuk 0.9pl28i/0.928r1/0.928r2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function sprintf. 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:

Multiple buffer overflows in the digest authentication functionality in Pavuk 0.9.28-r2 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 07/09/2004. The weakness was presented 07/27/2004 by Matthew Murphy (mattmurphy) (Website). The advisory is shared at security.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1437. 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 as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by infamous41md and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is available at k-otik.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 18 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14552 (GLSA-200407-19 : Pavuk: Digest authentication helper buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

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 (16807), Exploit-DB (380), Tenable (14552), SecurityFocus (BID 10797†) and OSVDB (8242†). 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: 7.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: infamous41md
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Nessus ID: 14552
Nessus Name: GLSA-200407-19 : Pavuk: Digest authentication helper buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 54626
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200407-19 (Pavuk)
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07/09/2004 🔍
07/26/2004 +17 days 🔍
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07/27/2004 +1 days 🔍
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08/07/2004 +10 days 🔍
08/08/2004 +1 days 🔍
08/30/2004 +22 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +123 days 🔍
02/13/2005 +43 days 🔍
12/01/2010 +2117 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +1595 days 🔍
12/29/2024 +3547 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Researcher: Matthew Murphy (mattmurphy)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1437 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1437
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22733
X-Force: 16807
SecurityFocus: 10797 - Pavuk Remote Digest Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 12152
OSVDB: 8242 - Pavuk Digest Authentication Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 28453 - Pavuk 0.9.28-r2 and earlier Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:29
Updated: 12/29/2024 10:51
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:29 (64), 03/10/2017 10:28 (17), 06/30/2021 16:44 (3), 06/30/2021 16:51 (1), 12/29/2024 10:51 (14)
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