University of Minnesota gopher 3.0.9 vifromline stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in University of Minnesota gopher 3.0.9 and classified as critical. The affected element is the function vifromline. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-2772. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in University of Minnesota gopher 3.0.9. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function vifromline. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in University of Minnesota gopher client 3.0.9 allow remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long "+VIEWS:" reply, which is not properly handled in the VIfromLine function, and (2) certain arguments when launching third party programs such as a web browser from a web link, which is not properly handled in the FIOgetargv function.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2005. The weakness was disclosed 08/30/2005 by vade79 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2772 since 09/02/2005. 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.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19801 (Debian DSA-832-1 : gopher - buffer overflows), 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 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22053), Exploit-DB (1187), Tenable (19801), SecurityFocus (BID 14693†) and OSVDB (19082†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 19801
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-832-1 : gopher - buffer overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 55489
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 832-1 (gopher)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: vade79
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2772 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2772
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26197
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X-Force: 22053
SecurityFocus: 14693 - UMN Gopher Client Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 16614 - UMN Gopher "VIfromLine()" and "FIOgetargv()" Buffer Overflows, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19082 - UMN Gopher +VIEWS: Reply VIfromLine() Function Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 9351 - Gopher Multiple Buffer Overflows via \, High

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

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 11/22/2024 03:30
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (85), 06/10/2019 09:16 (3), 11/22/2024 03:30 (17)
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