Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-0233

047910
CVSS 10.0 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
matthew-smith
debian
redhat
critical
nessus
exploit available

Summary

Buffer overflow in micq client 0.4.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long Description field.

Exploit-Db

descriptionmICQ 0.4.6 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. CVE-2001-0233. Remote exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:20569
last seen2016-02-02
modified2001-01-17
published2001-01-17
reportertHE rECIdjVO
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/20569/
titlemICQ 0.4.6 - Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Nessus

NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-012.NASL
descriptionPkC has reported that there is a buffer overflow in sprintf() in micq versions 0.4.6 and previous, that allows to a remote attacker able to sniff packets to the ICQ server to execute arbitrary code on the victim system.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id14849
published2004-09-29
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/14849
titleDebian DSA-012-1 : micq - remote buffer overflow
code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-012. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(14849);
  script_version("1.17");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:16");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2001-0233");
  script_bugtraq_id(2254);
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"012");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-012-1 : micq - remote buffer overflow");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"PkC has reported that there is a buffer overflow in sprintf() in micq
versions 0.4.6 and previous, that allows to a remote attacker able to
sniff packets to the ICQ server to execute arbitrary code on the
victim system."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-012"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Upgrade the micq package immediately."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:ND");
  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:debian:debian_linux:micq");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2001/01/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/09/29");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"micq", reference:"0.4.3-4")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2001:005