policyd up to 1.80 sockets.c w_read memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in policyd up to 1.80. Affected by this vulnerability is the function w_read of the file sockets.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-3791. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in policyd up to 1.80. This issue affects the function w_read of the file sockets.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the w_read function in sockets.c in Cami Sardinha and Nigel Kukard policyd before 1.81 for Postfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMTP commands. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The bug was discovered 07/11/2007. The weakness was shared 07/11/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at svn.linuxrulz.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3791 since 07/15/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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 25961 (Debian DSA-1361-1 : postfix-policyd - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.75 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35394), Tenable (25961), SecurityFocus (BID 24899†), OSVDB (38091†) and Secunia (SA26021†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Nessus ID: 25961
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1361-1 : postfix-policyd - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 58580
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1361-1 (postfix-policyd)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: policyd 1.75

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: svn.linuxrulz.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-3791 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37829

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X-Force: 35394
SecurityFocus: 24899 - policyd W_Read Function Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26021
OSVDB: 38091 - policyd for Postfix sockets.c read_w() Function SMTP Command Remote Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 16011 - Policyd Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Attacker to Execute Arbitrary Code and Cause DoS, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/25/2019 15:53
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (79), 07/25/2019 15:53 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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