Citrix Presentation Server IMA Service memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Citrix Presentation Server. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IMA Service. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-0356. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Citrix Presentation Server (Connectivity Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component IMA Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the Independent Management Architecture (IMA) service in Citrix Presentation Server (MetaFrame Presentation Server) 4.5 and earlier, Access Essentials 2.0 and earlier, and Desktop Server 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid size value in a packet to TCP port 2512 or 2513.

The bug was discovered 07/20/2007. The weakness was presented 01/17/2008 by Eric Detoisien (TippingPoint) with ZDI (Website). The advisory is shared at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0356 since 01/18/2008. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 179 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69128 (Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115991 (Citrix Presentation Server IMA Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.citrix.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 13519. In this case the pattern |FF FF FF| is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5469.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39750), Tenable (69128), SecurityFocus (BID 27329†), OSVDB (40860†) and Secunia (SA28508†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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: 69128
Nessus Name: Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 Code Execution
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: support.citrix.com

Snort ID: 13519
Snort Message: EXPLOIT Citrix MetaFrame IMA buffer overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: support.citrix.com
Researcher: Eric Detoisien (TippingPoint)
Organization: ZDI
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0356 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0356
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3553

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X-Force: 39750
SecurityFocus: 27329 - Citrix Presentation Server IMA Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 28508
OSVDB: 40860 - Citrix Presentation Server Independent Management Architecture (IMA) Service TCP Packet Handling Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1019231
Vulnerability Center: 17400 - Citrix Presentation Server IMA Service Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-0172

Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2008 15:08
Updated: 06/01/2025 16:34
Changes: 01/21/2008 15:08 (86), 08/03/2019 18:50 (15), 01/12/2025 02:28 (17), 06/01/2025 16:34 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:45E:103

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