Vitalwerks No-IP DUC up to 2.1.7 GetNextLine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vitalwerks No-IP DUC up to 2.1.7 and classified as critical. This impacts the function GetNextLine. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-5297. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Vitalwerks No-IP DUC up to 2.1.7. Affected is the function GetNextLine. 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in No-IP DUC 2.1.7 and earlier allows remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response to a DNS update request, related to a missing length check in the GetNextLine function.

The bug was discovered 11/18/2008. The weakness was disclosed 12/01/2008 by xeno (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5297 since 12/01/2008. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35406 (GLSA-200901-12 : noip-updater: Execution of arbitrary code), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading 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 (46696), Exploit-DB (7151), Tenable (35406), SecurityFocus (BID 32344†) and OSVDB (50554†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 35406
Nessus Name: GLSA-200901-12 : noip-updater: Execution of arbitrary code
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OpenVAS ID: 62956
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1686-1 (no-ip)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: xeno
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45252

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X-Force: 46696
SecurityFocus: 32344 - No-IP Dynamic Update Client for Linux Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 33138 - Debian update for no-ip, Less Critical
OSVDB: 50554 - No-IP - Dynamic Update Client for Linux - Remote Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20278 - No-IP DUC <=2.1.7 Buffer Overflow Allows Remote DNS Servers to Execute Arbitrary Code, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/11/2024 10:10
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (83), 08/22/2019 12:15 (6), 11/11/2024 10:10 (18)
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