McAfee CMA up to 3.6.574 Management Agent applib.dll logdetail format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee CMA up to 3.6.574 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function logdetail in the library applib.dll of the component Management Agent. Such manipulation leads to format string. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-1357. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in McAfee CMA up to 3.6.574. Affected by this issue is the function logdetail in the library applib.dll of the component Management Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in the logDetail function of applib.dll in McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.6.0.574 (Patch 3) and earlier, as used in ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0.0 build 1015, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a sender field in an AgentWakeup request to UDP port 8082. NOTE: this issue only exists when the debug level is 8.

The bug was discovered 03/12/2008. The weakness was presented 03/17/2008 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is shared for download at knowledge.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-1357 since 03/17/2008. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31732 (McAfee Common Management Agent < 3.6.0.595 UDP Packet Handling Format String), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8921.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41178), Tenable (31732), SecurityFocus (BID 28228†), OSVDB (42853†) and Secunia (SA29337†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 31732
Nessus Name: McAfee Common Management Agent < 3.6.0.595 UDP Packet Handling Format String
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: knowledge.mcafee.com
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1357 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1357
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41528
X-Force: 41178
SecurityFocus: 28228 - McAfee Framework ePolicy Orchestrator '_naimcomn_Log' Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 29337 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Framework Service Format String Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 42853 - CVE-2008-1357 - McAfee - ePolicy Orchestrator - Format String Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019609
Vulnerability Center: 17871 - McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) Format String Vulnerability Allows Code Execution and DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0866

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

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 07/31/2021 10:21
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (79), 08/07/2019 09:21 (13), 07/31/2021 10:21 (2)
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