Evan Sims efFingerD 0.2.12 sockfinger_dataarrival memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Evan Sims efFingerD 0.2.12. It has been declared as critical. Affected is the function sockfinger_dataarrival. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2272. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Evan Sims efFingerD 0.2.12. This vulnerability affects the function sockfinger_dataarrival. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the sockFinger_DataArrival function in efFingerD 0.2.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long finger command.

The weakness was released 05/10/2004 by Dr_insane (Website). The advisory is shared for download at members.lycos.co.uk. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-2272 since 07/19/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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 (16097), OSVDB (5991†), Secunia (SA11573†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1010094†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-23177. 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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Remote: Yes

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05/07/2004 🔍
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12/31/2004 +234 days 🔍
07/19/2005 +200 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3520 days 🔍
03/25/2019 +1477 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: members.lycos.co.uk
Researcher: Dr_insane
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2272 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2272
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23176
X-Force: 16097
Secunia: 11573 - efFingerD Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 5991 - efFingerD sockFinger_DataArrival DoS
SecurityTracker: 1010094

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 03/25/2019 20:57
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (58), 03/25/2019 20:57 (1)
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