TIN up to 1.8.0 off-by-one

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in TIN. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to off-by-one. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-0804. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in TIN. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a off-by-one vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-193. A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Off-by-one error in TIN 1.8.0 and earlier might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 02/19/2006. The weakness was published 02/20/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0804 since 02/21/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23726 (GLSA-200611-18 : TIN: Multiple buffer overflows), 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 10 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24841), Tenable (23726), SecurityFocus (BID 16728†), OSVDB (23698†) and Secunia (SA19130†). Similar entry is available at VDB-19040. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Off-by-one
CWE: CWE-193 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23726
Nessus Name: GLSA-200611-18 : TIN: Multiple buffer overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 57931
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200611-18 (tin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/12/2015 +3021 days 🔍
07/11/2019 +1582 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0804 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0804
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28820
X-Force: 24841
SecurityFocus: 16728 - Tin News Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 19130
OSVDB: 23698 - Tin - News Reader - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 13188 - TIN Buffer Overflow due to Off-by-one Error, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-0702

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/11/2019 10:49
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (71), 07/11/2019 10:49 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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