OCS Inventory NG up to 0.0.9.2/1.0.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OCS Inventory NG up to 0.0.9.2/1.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-0667. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in OCS Inventory NG up to 0.0.9.2/1.0.0. This affects an unknown function. 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:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Agent/Backend.pm in Ocsinventory-Agent before 0.0.9.3, and 1.x before 1.0.1, in OCS Inventory allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Perl module in an arbitrary directory.

The bug was discovered 11/21/2008. The weakness was released 07/09/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0667 since 02/22/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 230 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44693 (Debian DSA-1828-1 : ocsinventory-agent - insecure module search path), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116499 (Debian Update for ocsinventory-agent (DSA-1828-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51583), Tenable (44693), SecurityFocus (BID 35593†), OSVDB (55718†) and Secunia (SA35727†). 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: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 44693
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1828-1 : ocsinventory-agent - insecure module search path
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OpenVAS ID: 64380
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1828-1 (ocsinventory-agent)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OCS Inventory NG 1.0

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02/22/2009 +93 days 🔍
07/07/2009 +135 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0667 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0667
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48951

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X-Force: 51583
SecurityFocus: 35593 - OCS Inventory NG Agent 'Backend.pm' Perl Module Handling Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 35727 - OCS Inventory Unified Agent Insecure Module Search Path, Less Critical
OSVDB: 55718 - OCS Inventory Unified Agent Module Search Path Subversion Local Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 22919 - OCS Inventory Agent < 0.0.9.3 Local Privileges Escalation Vulnerability via Trojan Horse Perl Module, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1809

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 04/27/2025 07:26
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (65), 08/07/2018 08:30 (14), 08/12/2021 10:01 (2), 04/27/2025 07:26 (18)
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