BarnOwl up to 1.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in BarnOwl up to 1.5. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-0793. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in BarnOwl up to 1.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in BarnOwl before 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CC: header.

The weakness was presented 03/16/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at barnowl.mit.edu. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-0793 since 03/02/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46708 (Debian DSA-2049-1 : barnowl - 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175127 (Debian Security Update for Barnowl (DSA-2049)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (46708), Secunia (SA39908†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25888†). 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 46708
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2049-1 : barnowl - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 67401
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2049-1 (barnowl)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BarnOwl 1.0.1

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: barnowl.mit.edu
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0793 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0793
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52213

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Secunia: 39908 - Debian update for barnowl, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 25888 - BarnOwl Prior to 1.5.1 Remote DoS or Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted CC: Header, High
Vupen: ADV-2010-1218

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/02/2026 16:28
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (57), 02/26/2017 11:42 (12), 09/05/2021 13:49 (3), 01/27/2025 06:48 (18), 05/02/2026 16:28 (1)
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