ProZilla Download Accelerator up to 1.3.7.3 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ProZilla Download Accelerator up to 1.3.7.3 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-0523. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ProZilla Download Accelerator up to 1.3.7.3. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. 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. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in ProZilla 1.3.7.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Location header.

The bug was discovered 02/09/2005. The weakness was published 02/24/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0523 since 02/23/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at deicide.siyahsapka.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18158 (Debian DSA-719-1 : prozilla - format string problems), 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 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19267), Exploit-DB (806), Tenable (18158), SecurityFocus (BID 12635†) and OSVDB (14181†). 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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Nessus ID: 18158
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-719-1 : prozilla - format string problems
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OpenVAS ID: 53752
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 719-1 (prozilla)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0523 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0523
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24490
X-Force: 19267
SecurityFocus: 12635 - ProZilla Initial Server Response Remote Client-Side Format String Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14181 - ProZilla Location Header Remote Format String
Vulnerability Center: 7785 - Remote Code Execution in ProZilla <= 1.3.73 via Format String, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 01/12/2025 03:22
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (73), 06/01/2019 07:43 (9), 01/12/2025 03:22 (18)
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