pcal up to 4.7.1 pcalutil.c get_holiday memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in pcal up to 4.7.1. The affected element is the function get_holiday of the file pcalutil.c. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-1289. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in pcal up to 4.7.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function get_holiday of the file pcalutil.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:

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) the getline function in pcalutil.c and (2) the get_holiday function in readfile.c for pcal 4.7.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted calendar file.

The weakness was published 01/10/2005 by Danny (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1289 since 12/20/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16103 (Debian DSA-625-1 : pcal - buffer overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading 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 (18552), Exploit-DB (25035), Tenable (16103), SecurityFocus (BID 12035†) and OSVDB (12464†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 16103
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-625-1 : pcal - buffer overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 53463
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 625-1 (pcal)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Danny
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1289 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1289
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23810
X-Force: 18552
SecurityFocus: 12035 - PCAL Calendar File getline Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 12464 - pcal readfile.c get_holiday() Function Calendar File Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 7067 - Code Execution in PCAL <= 4.7.1 via Buffer Overflow in pcalutil.c and readfile.c, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 12/29/2024 11:34
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (71), 05/30/2019 07:12 (6), 12/29/2024 11:34 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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