Citadel WebCit up to 7.38 format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Citadel WebCit up to 7.38. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to format string. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-0364. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Citadel WebCit up to 7.38 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. 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 mini_calendar component in Citadel.org WebCit 7.22, and other versions before 7.39, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 03/23/2009. The weakness was released 03/23/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0364 since 01/29/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35993 (Debian DSA-1752-1 : webcit - format string vulnerability), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175174 (Debian Security Update for Webcit (DSA-1752)).

Upgrading to version 7.02 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49395), Tenable (35993), SecurityFocus (BID 34206†), OSVDB (52915†) and Secunia (SA34457†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 35993
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1752-1 : webcit - format string vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 63683
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1752-1 (webcit)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebCit 7.02

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0364 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0364
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47336

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X-Force: 49395
SecurityFocus: 34206 - WebCit Mini_Calendar Component Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 34457 - Debian update for webcit, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 52915 - WebCit mini_calendar Component Unspecified Format String
Vulnerability Center: 21420 - Citadel WebCit < 7.39 Mini_Calendar Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 05/15/2025 17:28
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (80), 08/31/2019 16:17 (1), 05/15/2025 17:28 (20)
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