CA Unicenter Network And Systems Management up to 1.4 log_security memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in CA Unicenter Network And Systems Management up to 1.4 and classified as critical. This affects the function log_security. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-2668. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in CA Unicenter Network And Systems Management up to 1.4. This affects the function log_security. 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 buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) Message Queuing (CAM / CAFT) 1.05, 1.07 before Build 220_13, and 1.11 before Build 29_13 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/21/2005. The weakness was disclosed 08/22/2005 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2668 since 08/23/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/30/2025).

After 3 months, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at frsirt.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20173 (CA Multiple Products Message Queuing Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38462 (CA (Computer Associates) Message Queuing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.05 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 5316.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21948), Tenable (20173), SecurityFocus (BID 14622†), OSVDB (18916†) and Secunia (SA16513†). The entries VDB-26128 and VDB-26126 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 20173
Nessus Name: CA Multiple Products Message Queuing Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ca_message_queue
Saint Name: Computer Associates Message Queuing

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MetaSploit ID: cam_log_security.rb
MetaSploit Name: CA CAM log_security() Stack Buffer Overflow (Win32)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Unicenter Network And Systems Management 1.05

Snort ID: 5316
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2668 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2668
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26127
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X-Force: 21948
SecurityFocus: 14622 - Computer Associates Message Queuing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 16513
OSVDB: 18916 - CA Multiple Products Message Queuing (CAM/CAFT) Multiple Remote Overflows
Vulnerability Center: 9068 - Computer Associates Message Queuing Buffer Overflows, High
Vupen: ADV-2005-1482

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/30/2025 00:16
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (91), 06/08/2019 20:05 (4), 06/17/2024 17:26 (16), 12/22/2024 15:17 (1), 06/30/2025 00:16 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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