Sidewinder G2 Firewall Security Reporter memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sidewinder G2 Firewall. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Security Reporter. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-3838. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sidewinder G2 Firewall (Firewall Software) (affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Security Reporter. 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:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in eIQnetworks Enterprise Security Analyzer (ESA) before 2.5.0, as used in products including (a) Sidewinder, (b) iPolicy Security Manager, (c) Astaro Report Manager, (d) Fortinet FortiReporter, (e) Top Layer Network Security Analyzer, and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long (1) DELTAINTERVAL, (2) LOGFOLDER, (3) DELETELOGS, (4) FWASERVER, (5) SYSLOGPUBLICIP, (6) GETFWAIMPORTLOG, (7) GETFWADELTA, (8) DELETERDEPDEVICE, (9) COMPRESSRAWLOGFILE, (10) GETSYSLOGFIREWALLS, (11) ADDPOLICY, and (12) EDITPOLICY commands to the Syslog daemon (syslogserver.exe); (13) GUIADDDEVICE, (14) ADDDEVICE, and (15) DELETEDEVICE commands to the Topology server (Topology.exe); the (15) LICMGR_ADDLICENSE command to the License Manager (EnterpriseSecurityAnalyzer.exe); the (16) TRACE and (17) QUERYMONITOR commands to the Monitoring agent (Monitoring.exe); and possibly other vectors related to the Syslog daemon (syslogserver.exe).

The weakness was shared 07/27/2006 by Cody Pierce (Titon) with TippingPoint Security Research Team (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-3838 since 07/25/2006. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22196 (eIQnetworks Enterprise Security Analyzer Monitoring.exe Multiple Command Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115380 (eIQnetworks Enterprise Security Analyzer Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27953), Exploit-DB (2140), Tenable (22196), SecurityFocus (BID 19167†) and OSVDB (27526†). The entries VDB-2411, VDB-84387, VDB-84388 and VDB-84389 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 22196
Nessus Name: eIQnetworks Enterprise Security Analyzer Monitoring.exe Multiple Command Overflow
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MetaSploit ID: eiqnetworks_esa.rb
MetaSploit Name: eIQNetworks ESA License Manager LICMGR_ADDLICENSE Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Suricata ID: 2003056
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Cody Pierce (Titon)
Organization: TippingPoint Security Research Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2409
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X-Force: 27953 - eIQnetworks Enterprise Security Analyzer (ESA) Topology.exe buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 19167 - eIQNetworks Enterprise Security Analyzer Multiple Syslog Daemon Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21218 - Top Layer Network Security Analyzer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 27526 - eIQnetworks Enterprise Security Analyzer EnterpriseSecurityAnalyzer.exe LICMGR_ADDLICENSE Command Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1016580
Vupen: ADV-2006-3010

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

Created: 07/28/2006 12:59
Updated: 06/18/2025 19:57
Changes: 07/28/2006 12:59 (95), 01/13/2025 05:44 (17), 06/18/2025 19:57 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:12C:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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