RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-2344. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The BlackBerry Attachment Service in Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 4.0 to version 4.0 Service Pack 2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed Portable Network Graphics (PNG) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 01/10/2006. The weakness was published 12/31/2005 with Phenoelit as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2344 since 07/21/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20982 (BlackBerry Enterprise Server PNG Attachment Buffer Overflow), 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115415 (Blackberry Enterprise Server Attachment Service PNG Attachment Denial of Service Vulnerability).

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 (24063), Tenable (20982), SecurityFocus (BID 16204†), OSVDB (22299†) and Secunia (SA18393†). Similar entry is available at VDB-27843. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20982
Nessus Name: BlackBerry Enterprise Server PNG Attachment Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: rim.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: Phenoelit
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2344 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2344
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27845
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X-Force: 24063
SecurityFocus: 16204 - Blackberry Enterprise Server Attachment Service PNG Attachment Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 18393 - BlackBerry Enterprise Server PNG File Handling Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 22299 - CVE-2005-2344 - Blackberry Enterprise Server - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 10140 - RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0 Service Pack 2 and Earlier DoS via Malformed PNG Files, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-0127

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/30/2025 05:59
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (72), 06/13/2019 12:17 (3), 11/22/2024 02:40 (17), 06/30/2025 05:59 (2)
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