GNOME Ekiga 2.0.3 memory corruption

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
9.5$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME Ekiga 2.0.3. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0999. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME Ekiga 2.0.3. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in Ekiga 2.0.3, and probably other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1006.

The bug was discovered 03/08/2007. The weakness was presented 03/10/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-0999 since 02/16/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/16/2019).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28029 (Ubuntu 5.10 / 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : ekiga, gnomemeeting vulnerability (USN-434-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (28029), OSVDB (33505†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14657†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 28029
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 5.10 / 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : ekiga, gnomemeeting vulnerability (USN-434-1)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍
Nessus Port: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 830176
OpenVAS Name: Zoho ManageEngine Support Center Plus Multiple Fields XSS Vulnerabilities
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

02/16/2007 🔍
03/08/2007 +20 days 🔍
03/08/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2007 +2 days 🔍
03/10/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/20/2007 +10 days 🔍
11/10/2007 +235 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2680 days 🔍
07/16/2019 +1586 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: ubuntu.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-0999 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35538

OVAL: 🔍

OSVDB: 33505 - CVE-2007-0999 - Ekiga - Format-string Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14657 - Ekiga Unspecified Format String Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/16/2019 20:37
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (64), 07/16/2019 20:37 (5)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Want to know what is going to be exploited?

We predict KEV entries!