Doomsday 1.8.6 printf Functions con_main.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Doomsday 1.8.6. This affects an unknown function of the file con_main.c of the component printf Functions. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-1618. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Doomsday 1.8.6. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the file con_main.c of the component printf Functions. 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:

Format string vulnerability in the (1) Con_message and (2) conPrintf functions in con_main.c in Doomsday engine 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an argument to the JOIN command, and possibly other command arguments.

The bug was discovered 04/04/2006. The weakness was shared 04/05/2006 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1618 since 04/05/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. 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 21198 (GLSA-200604-05 : Doomsday: Format string vulnerability), 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 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25622), Exploit-DB (27566), Tenable (21198), SecurityFocus (BID 17369†) and OSVDB (24378†). 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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Nessus ID: 21198
Nessus Name: GLSA-200604-05 : Doomsday: Format string vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 56559
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200604-05 (doomsday)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-1618 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1618
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29499
X-Force: 25622
SecurityFocus: 17369 - Doomsday Multiple Remote Format String Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19515 - Doomsday Format String Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 24378 - Doomsday - Multiple Remote Format String Issues
SecurityTracker: 1015860
Vulnerability Center: 10946 - Doomsday Format String Vulnerability via Con_message() \x26 conPrintf() Functions, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-1221

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 03/16/2025 00:02
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (81), 06/16/2019 11:06 (5), 03/16/2025 00:02 (22)
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