Vulnerabilities > CVE-2000-0442

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
qualcomm
sun
nessus
exploit available

Summary

Qpopper 2.53 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a formatting string in the From: header, which is processed by the euidl command.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Qualcomm
2
Hardware
Sun
2

Exploit-Db

descriptionCobalt RaQ 2.0/3.0,qpopper 2.52/2.53 'EUIDL' Format String Input Vulnerability. CVE-2000-0442. Local exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:19955
last seen2016-02-02
modified2000-05-24
published2000-05-24
reporterPrizm
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/19955/
titleCobalt RaQ 2.0/3.0,qpopper 2.52/2.53 - 'EUIDL' Format String Input Vulnerability

Nessus

  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_EBDF65C72CA611D893550020ED76EF5A.NASL
    descriptionAn authenticated user may trigger a format string vulnerability present in qpopper
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id37275
    published2009-04-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/37275
    titleFreeBSD : qpopper format string vulnerability (ebdf65c7-2ca6-11d8-9355-0020ed76ef5a)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(37275);
      script_version("1.15");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:36");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2000-0442");
      script_bugtraq_id(1242);
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : qpopper format string vulnerability (ebdf65c7-2ca6-11d8-9355-0020ed76ef5a)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "An authenticated user may trigger a format string vulnerability
    present in qpopper's UIDL code, resulting in arbitrary code execution
    with group ID `mail' privileges."
      );
      # http://www.netsys.com/suse-linux-security/2000-May/att-0137/01-b0f5-Qpopper.txt
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?986e877f"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/ebdf65c7-2ca6-11d8-9355-0020ed76ef5a.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9de7cc24"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:qpopper");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2000/05/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2003/12/12");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/04/23");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"qpopper<2.53_1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_QPOPPER_253_1.NASL
    descriptionThe following package needs to be updated: qpopper
    last seen2016-09-26
    modified2011-10-03
    plugin id12606
    published2004-07-06
    reporterTenable
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=12606
    titleFreeBSD : qpopper format string vulnerability (160)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 999999
    
    # @DEPRECATED@
    #
    # This script has been deprecated by freebsd_pkg_ebdf65c72ca611d893550020ed76ef5a.nasl.
    #
    # Disabled on 2011/10/02.
    #
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # This script contains information extracted from VuXML :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2006 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #   copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #   disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #   published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #   RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #   in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #   distribution.
    #
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    #
    #
    
    include('compat.inc');
    
    if ( description )
    {
     script_id(12606);
     script_version("1.23");
     script_bugtraq_id(1242);
    
     script_name(english:"FreeBSD : qpopper format string vulnerability (160)");
    
    script_set_attribute(attribute:'synopsis', value: 'The remote host is missing a security update');
    script_set_attribute(attribute:'description', value:'The following package needs to be updated: qpopper');
     script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
     script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    script_set_attribute(attribute:'solution', value: 'Update the package on the remote host');
    script_set_attribute(attribute: 'see_also', value: 'http://b2evolution.net/news/2005/08/31/fix_for_xml_rpc_vulnerability_again_1
    http://downloads.phpgroupware.org/changelog
    http://drupal.org/files/sa-2005-004/advisory.txt
    http://phpadsnew.com/two/nucleus/index.php?itemid=45
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23347/
    http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_142005.66.html
    http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_152005.67.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#seamonkey1.0.3
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-09.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-10.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-11.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-12.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-13.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-44.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-45.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-46.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-47.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-48.html
    http://www.netsys.com/suse-linux-security/2000-May/att-0137/01-b0f5-Qpopper.txt');
    script_set_attribute(attribute:'see_also', value: 'http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/ebdf65c7-2ca6-11d8-9355-0020ed76ef5a.html');
    
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2004/07/06");
     script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/20  0:18:52");
     script_end_attributes();
     script_cve_id("CVE-2000-0442");
     script_summary(english:"Check for qpopper");
     script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
     script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
     family["english"] = "FreeBSD Local Security Checks";
     script_family(english:family["english"]);
     script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
     script_require_keys("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
     exit(0);
    }
    
    # Deprecated.
    exit(0, "This plugin has been deprecated. Refer to plugin #37275 (freebsd_pkg_ebdf65c72ca611d893550020ed76ef5a.nasl) instead.");
    
    global_var cvss_score;
    cvss_score=7;
    include('freebsd_package.inc');
    
    
    pkg_test(pkg:"qpopper<2.53_1");