Vladislav Bogdanov snmppd up to 0.4.5 snmppd_util.c snmppd_log memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Vladislav Bogdanov snmppd up to 0.4.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function snmppd_log of the file snmppd_util.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-1246. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Vladislav Bogdanov snmppd up to 0.4.5 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function snmppd_log of the file snmppd_util.c. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in the snmppd_log function in snmppd_util.c for snmppd 0.4.5 and earlier may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled in a syslog call.

The weakness was presented 04/24/2005 by dong-houn yoU (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at x82.inetcop.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1246 since 04/25/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/12/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by cybertronic and been published 5 days after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (20265), Exploit-DB (970), SecurityFocus (BID 13348†), OSVDB (16197†) and Secunia (SA15120†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: cybertronic
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: x82.inetcop.org
Researcher: dong-houn yoU
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1246 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24223
X-Force: 20265
SecurityFocus: 13348 - SNMPPD SNMP Proxy Daemon Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 15120 - Snmppd Logging Functionality Format String Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 16197 - Snmppd syslog() Function Remote Format String

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 01/12/2025 18:23
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (49), 07/06/2018 08:33 (19), 01/12/2025 18:23 (15)
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