VDB-28043 · CVE-2005-4730 · OSVDB 23825

PEAR Text Password 1.0 Random Number Generator Remote Code Execution

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9.6$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in PEAR Text Password 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Random Number Generator. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-4730. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to add further authentication.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PEAR Text Password 1.0. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Random Number Generator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in PEAR Text_Password 1.0 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "problematic seeding" of the random number generator, possibly predictable seeds.

The weakness was presented 08/21/2005 by Stefan Esser (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at pear.php.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4730 since 03/14/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/31/2017).

It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (23825†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Authentication
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Timelineinfo

08/21/2005 🔍
12/31/2005 +131 days 🔍
03/12/2006 +71 days 🔍
03/14/2006 +1 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3285 days 🔍
07/31/2017 +872 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pear.php.net
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-4730 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4730
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28043
OSVDB: 23825 - PEAR Text_Password Random Number Generator Seeding Weakness

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/31/2017 09:00
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (43), 07/31/2017 09:00 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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