Motorola Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Motorola Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1394. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Motorola Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Motorola Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a long malformed string over the PlughNTCommand named pipe.

The weakness was disclosed 06/26/2009 by Ruben Santamarta (iDefense) with iDEFENSE (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1394 since 04/23/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/17/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39563 (Timbuktu Pro < 8.6.7 PlughNTCommand Named Pipe Remote Stack Buffer Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8894.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51390), Exploit-DB (16370), Tenable (39563), SecurityFocus (BID 35496†) and Secunia (SA35533†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 39563
Nessus Name: Timbuktu Pro < 8.6.7 PlughNTCommand Named Pipe Remote Stack Buffer Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 64323
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu USN-792-1 (openssl)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/timbuktu_plughntcommand
Saint Name: Motorola Timbuktu PlughNTCommand named pipe string buffer overflow

MetaSploit ID: timbuktu_plughntcommand_bof.rb
MetaSploit Name: Timbuktu PlughNTCommand Named Pipe Buffer Overflow
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Timelineinfo

04/23/2009 🔍
06/25/2009 +63 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2081 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: Ruben Santamarta (iDefense)
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-1394 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1394
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48767
X-Force: 51390
SecurityFocus: 35496 - Motorola Timbuktu Pro 'PlughNTCommand' Named Pipe Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 35533 - Motorola Timbuktu Pro Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1022455 - Motorola Timbuktu PlughNTCommand Named Pipe Stack Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 22766 - Motorola Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 on Windows Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/17/2025 08:26
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (70), 02/11/2017 10:22 (23), 08/12/2021 07:16 (2), 11/17/2025 08:26 (15)
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