Vavoom 1.24 p_thinker.cpp broadcastprintf memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vavoom 1.24. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is the function vthinker::broadcastprintf of the file p_thinker.cpp. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4534. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vavoom 1.24 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function vthinker::broadcastprintf of the file p_thinker.cpp. 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 VThinker::BroadcastPrintf function in p_thinker.cpp in Vavoom 1.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long string in a chat message and possibly (2) a long name field.

The bug was discovered 08/23/2007. The weakness was disclosed 08/24/2007 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-4534 since 08/24/2007. 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 as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available 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 27741 (Fedora 7 : vavoom-1.24-3.fc7 (2007-1977)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36247), Exploit-DB (30528), Tenable (27741), SecurityFocus (BID 25436†) and OSVDB (40182†). The entries VDB-38508 and VDB-38506 are pretty similar. 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 27741
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : vavoom-1.24-3.fc7 (2007-1977)
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OpenVAS ID: 861346
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2007-4534 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4534
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38507
X-Force: 36247
SecurityFocus: 25436 - Vavoom Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26554
OSVDB: 40182 - Vavoom SAY code execution
Vulnerability Center: 16779 - Vavoom Format Buffer Overflow in P_thinker.cpp Allows Remote Attacker to Execute Arbitrary Code, High

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

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 01/26/2025 13:31
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (72), 07/30/2019 09:20 (8), 01/26/2025 13:31 (27)
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