Lsoft LISTSERV 14.3/14.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lsoft LISTSERV 14.3/14.4. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-1044. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Lsoft LISTSERV 14.3/14.4. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in LISTSERV 14.3 and 14.4, including LISTSERV Lite and HPO, with the web archive interface enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to the WA CGI. NOTE: technical details will be released after the grace period has ended on 20060603.

The bug was discovered 03/03/2006. The weakness was presented 03/07/2006 by Peter Winter-Smith with NGSSoftware as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1044 since 03/07/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21016 (Listserv < 14.5 Multiple Buffer Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (21016), SecurityFocus (BID 16951†), OSVDB (23684†), Secunia (SA19106†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015722†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21016
Nessus Name: Listserv < 14.5 Multiple Buffer Overflows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/12/2015 +3287 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Peter Winter-Smith
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29043
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X-Force: 25168
SecurityFocus: 16951 - L-Soft Listserv 14.3 and 14.4 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19106
OSVDB: 23684 - L-Soft - Listserv 14.3 and 14.4 - Multiple Unspecified Issues
SecurityTracker: 1015722
Vulnerability Center: 10625 - LISTSERV Buffer Overflows via WA CGI, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-0824

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 01/20/2025 04:04
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (64), 06/15/2019 11:27 (12), 07/08/2021 09:45 (3), 01/20/2025 04:04 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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