GNU Mailutils 0.6 search.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GNU Mailutils 0.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file search.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2878. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Mailutils 0.6. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file search.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 search.c in the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the SEARCH command.

The bug was discovered 08/09/2005. The weakness was shared 09/09/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at idefense.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2878 since 09/13/2005. 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 2 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 31 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19742 (GLSA-200509-10 : Mailutils: Format string vulnerability in imap4d), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22212), Exploit-DB (1209), Tenable (19742), SecurityFocus (BID 14794†) and OSVDB (19306†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 19742
Nessus Name: GLSA-200509-10 : Mailutils: Format string vulnerability in imap4d
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OpenVAS ID: 55359
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200509-10 (mailutils)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Suricata ID: 100000207
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26279
X-Force: 22212
SecurityFocus: 14794 - GNU Mailutils Imap4D Search Command Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 16783 - GNU Mailutils imap4d "SEARCH" Format String Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19306 - GNU Mailutils imap4d SEARCH Command Remote Format String
Vulnerability Center: 9367 - GNU Mailutils 0.6 Format String Vulnerability in IMAP4D Server via SEARCH Command, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 10/09/2024 09:19
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (90), 06/10/2019 09:42 (1), 10/09/2024 09:19 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:FC7:103

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