Tripwire up to 4.1 format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tripwire up to 4.1 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in format string. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0536. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tripwire up to 4.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in Tripwire commercial 4.0.1 and earlier, including 2.4, and open source 2.3.1 and earlier, allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a file name, which is used in the generation of an email report.

The bug was discovered 06/02/2004. The weakness was published 06/03/2004 by Paul Herman as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0536 since 06/04/2004. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14513 (GLSA-200406-02 : tripwire: Format string vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at securiteam.com. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 16076. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 31484.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16309), Tenable (14513), SecurityFocus (BID 10454†), OSVDB (6608†) and Secunia (SA11763†). Further details are available at archives.neohapsis.com. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14513
Nessus Name: GLSA-200406-02 : tripwire: Format string vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 54587
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200406-02 (tripwire)
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Patch: securiteam.com

Snort ID: 16076
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06/02/2004 🔍
06/03/2004 +1 days 🔍
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06/04/2004 +1 days 🔍
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06/08/2004 +3 days 🔍
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08/30/2004 +24 days 🔍
07/04/2006 +673 days 🔍
06/28/2019 +4742 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Paul Herman
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0536 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0536
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-690
X-Force: 16309 - Tripwire fprintf format string, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 10454 - Tripwire Email Reporting Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 11763 - Tripwire Email Reporting Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 6608 - Tripwire Email Report Format String Arbitrary Code Execution
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 12164 - Tripwire Format String Vulnerability via Email Report, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/08/2004 11:21
Updated: 06/28/2019 16:14
Changes: 06/08/2004 11:21 (99), 06/28/2019 16:14 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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