GNU gnubiff up to 1.4.0 pop3.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in GNU gnubiff up to 1.4.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file pop3.c. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-2461. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GNU gnubiff up to 1.4.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file pop3.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:

Buffer overflow in pop3.c in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was presented 09/06/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gnubiff.sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2461 since 08/20/2005. 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.

Upgrading to version pop3.c eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17282), SecurityFocus (BID 11123†), OSVDB (9731†) and Secunia (SA12445†). See VDB-23347 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

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gnubiff

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.gnu.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: gnubiff pop3.c

Timelineinfo

09/06/2004 🔍
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09/06/2004 +0 days 🔍
09/07/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +115 days 🔍
08/20/2005 +232 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3488 days 🔍
03/25/2019 +1477 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: gnubiff.sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-2461 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2461
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23348
X-Force: 17282
SecurityFocus: 11123 - gnubiff Multiple Remote POP3 Protocol Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12445 - gnubiff POP3 Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 9731 - gnubiff POP3 uidl Saturation DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 03/25/2019 21:57
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (61), 03/25/2019 21:57 (1)
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