ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm up to 4.5.538.001 Mail Filter privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm up to 4.5.538.001. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Mail Filter. Performing a manipulation with the input ? results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2004-1936. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to swap out the affected component for an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm up to 4.5.538.001 (Firewall Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component Mail Filter. The manipulation with the input value ? leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

ZoneAlarm Pro 4.5.538.001 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to bypass e-mail protection via attachments whose names contain certain non-English characters.

The weakness was released 04/14/2004 by Damjan Kreft as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1936 since 05/04/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at zonelabs.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15884), SecurityFocus (BID 10148†) and OSVDB (5929†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Alternative
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Patch: zonelabs.com

Timelineinfo

04/14/2004 🔍
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04/21/2004 +7 days 🔍
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05/04/2005 +361 days 🔍
06/07/2017 +4417 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Damjan Kreft
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1936 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1936
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-621
X-Force: 15884 - ZoneAlarm email could bypass security, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 10148 - ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm Pro/Plus MailSafe Filter Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5929 - ZoneAlarm Special Character Filename Bypass

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

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2004 10:31
Updated: 06/07/2017 16:04
Changes: 04/21/2004 10:31 (73), 06/07/2017 16:04 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:423:103

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