Salim Gasmi GLD 1.3/1.4 cnf.c errorlog memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Salim Gasmi GLD 1.3/1.4. This affects the function errorlog of the file cnf.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-1100. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Salim Gasmi GLD 1.3/1.4. This issue affects the function errorlog of the file cnf.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. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in the ErrorLog function in cnf.c in Greylisting daemon (GLD) 1.3 and 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in data that is passed directly to syslog.

The bug was discovered 04/12/2005. The weakness was released 04/12/2005 by dong-houn yoU (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1100 since 04/13/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

After 22 hours, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18974 (FreeBSD : gld -- format string and buffer overflow vulnerabilities (6c2d4f29-af3e-11d9-837d-000e0c2e438a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20067), Exploit-DB (934), Tenable (18974), SecurityFocus (BID 13133†) and OSVDB (15493†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-24165. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 18974
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : gld -- format string and buffer overflow vulnerabilities (6c2d4f29-af3e-11d9-837d-000e0c2e438a)
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OpenVAS ID: 52130
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: gld
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Researcher: dong-houn yoU
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1100 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24851
X-Force: 20067
SecurityFocus: 13133 - Salim Gasmi GLD Postfix Greylisting Daemon Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 14941 - Gld Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 15493 - GLD gld.conf Format String
Vulnerability Center: 8684 - Format String Vulnerability in GLD 1.3, 1.4 in \x27cnf.c\x27, Critical

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

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 01/02/2025 07:41
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (84), 06/07/2019 12:39 (5), 01/02/2025 07:41 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:CD8:103

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