Phpoutsourcing Zorum 3.5 gorum/prod.php argv memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Phpoutsourcing Zorum 3.5. The affected element is an unknown function of the file gorum/prod.php. Such manipulation of the argument argv leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-2651. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Phpoutsourcing Zorum 3.5. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file gorum/prod.php. The manipulation of the argument argv 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. CVE summarizes:

gorum/prod.php in Zorum 3.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the argv parameter.

The bug was discovered 08/18/2005. The weakness was published 08/23/2005 by rgod (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2651 since 08/21/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:gorum/prod.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17312 (Zorum <= 3.5 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

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 (21912), Exploit-DB (18198), Tenable (17312), SecurityFocus (BID 14601†) and OSVDB (18832†). Similar entries are available at VDB-24573, VDB-24572, VDB-25075 and VDB-26121. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 17312
Nessus Name: Zorum <= 3.5 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: rgod
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2651 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2651
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26120
X-Force: 21912
SecurityFocus: 14601 - PHPOutsourcing Zorum Prod.PHP Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 16504
OSVDB: 18832 - PHPOutsourcing - Zorum - Prod.PHP Arbitrary Command Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014725
Vulnerability Center: 11565 - Zorum Remote Code Execution in gorum/prod.php, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 10/20/2025 04:34
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (71), 06/18/2019 16:48 (9), 10/20/2025 04:34 (20)
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