GNU Emacs 20.0/21.3/21.4 POP3 Server memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GNU Emacs 20.0/21.3/21.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component POP3 Server. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0100. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU Emacs 20.0/21.3/21.4 (Word Processing Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component POP3 Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in the movemail utility in (1) Emacs 20.x, 21.3, and possibly other versions, and (2) XEmacs 21.4 and earlier, allows remote malicious POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

The bug was discovered 02/07/2005. The weakness was presented 02/07/2005 by Max Vozeler (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0100 since 01/18/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16345 (Debian DSA-671-1 : xemacs21 - format string), 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 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19246), Tenable (16345), SecurityFocus (BID 12462†), OSVDB (13588†) and Secunia (SA14110†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 16345
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-671-1 : xemacs21 - format string
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OpenVAS ID: 53499
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 670-1 (emacs20)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Max Vozeler
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0100 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23913

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X-Force: 19246
SecurityFocus: 12462 - Emacs Movemail POP3 Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 14110
OSVDB: 13588 - XEmacs and Emacs popmail function in movemail.c file format string
Vulnerability Center: 7075 - Format String in Emacs and XEmacs Movemail Utility Enables Code Execution, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/05/2019 16:44
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (74), 06/05/2019 16:44 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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