Fedora newsx 1.6 getarticle.c read_article memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Fedora newsx 1.6. The affected element is the function read_article of the file getarticle.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3252. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fedora newsx 1.6. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function read_article of the file getarticle.c. 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. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_article function in getarticle.c in newsx 1.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a news article containing a large number of lines starting with a period.

The bug was discovered 07/08/2008. The weakness was shared 07/21/2008 by Enrico Scholz as Bug 454483 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3252 since 07/21/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/15/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33514 (Fedora 8 : newsx-1.6-8.fc8 (2008-6319)), 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 even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43844), Tenable (33514), SecurityFocus (BID 30231†), OSVDB (47160†) and Secunia (SA31080†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Nessus ID: 33514
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : newsx-1.6-8.fc8 (2008-6319)
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OpenVAS ID: 61374
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1622-1 (newsx)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 454483
Researcher: Enrico Scholz
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3252 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43324

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X-Force: 43844
SecurityFocus: 30231 - Newsx 'read_article()' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 31080
OSVDB: 47160 - newsx - 'read_article()' Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 19066 - Newsx 1.6 read_article Function Stack-based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/15/2019 08:20
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (74), 08/15/2019 08:20 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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