HTTrack/WinHTTrack up to 0.23 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HTTrack and WinHTTrack up to 0.23. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3429. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HTTrack and WinHTTrack up to 0.23. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in URI processing in HTTrack and WinHTTrack before 3.42-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

The bug was discovered 07/28/2008. The weakness was published 07/31/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3429 since 07/31/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33775 (Debian DSA-1626-1 : httrack - 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 0.24 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44167), Tenable (33775), SecurityFocus (BID 30425†), OSVDB (47508†) and Secunia (SA31323†). 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33775
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1626-1 : httrack - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 61378
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1626-1 (httrack)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: HTTrack/WinHTTrack 0.24

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08/15/2019 +1612 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43485

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X-Force: 44167
SecurityFocus: 30425 - HTTrack URI Parsing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 31323
OSVDB: 47508 - HTTrack - URI Parsing Remote Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 19095 - HTTrack and WinHTTrack < 3.42-3 URI Processing Buffer Overflow Allows Remote DoS and Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2221

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/15/2019 10:05
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (72), 08/15/2019 10:05 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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