Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-0153 - Remote Security vulnerability in Emil 2.0.4/2.0.5/2.1.0Beta9

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
emil
nessus

Summary

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in emil 2.1.0 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering certain error messages.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Emil
3

Nessus

  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_EMIL_21B9.NASL
    descriptionThe following package needs to be updated: emil
    last seen2016-09-26
    modified2004-07-06
    plugin id12536
    published2004-07-06
    reporterTenable
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=12536
    titleFreeBSD : Buffer overflows and format string bugs in Emil (39)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 999999
    
    # @DEPRECATED@
    #
    # This script has been deprecated by freebsd_pkg_ce46b93a80f211d896450020ed76ef5a.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(12536);
     script_version("1.11");
     script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0153");
     script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0152");
    
     script_name(english:"FreeBSD : Buffer overflows and format string bugs in Emil (39)");
    
    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: emil');
    script_set_attribute(attribute: 'cvss_vector', value: 'CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P');
    script_set_attribute(attribute:'solution', value: 'Update the package on the remote host');
    script_set_attribute(attribute: 'see_also', value: 'http://mozillanews.org/?article_date=2004-12-08+06-48-46
    http://secunia.com/advisories/11185
    http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_window_injection_vulnerability_test/
    http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/032004.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-468
    http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00013.html
    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/mfsa2006-14.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-15.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-16.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-17.html
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103638
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273699');
    script_set_attribute(attribute:'see_also', value: 'http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/ce46b93a-80f2-11d8-9645-0020ed76ef5a.html');
    
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2004/07/06");
     script_end_attributes();
     script_summary(english:"Check for emil");
     script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
     script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 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 #36683 (freebsd_pkg_ce46b93a80f211d896450020ed76ef5a.nasl) instead.");
    
    global_var cvss_score;
    cvss_score=7;
    include('freebsd_package.inc');
    
    
    pkg_test(pkg:"emil<=2.1b9");
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-468.NASL
    descriptionUlf Harnhammar discovered a number of vulnerabilities in emil, a filter for converting Internet mail messages. The vulnerabilities fall into two categories : - CAN-2004-0152 Buffer overflows in (1) the encode_mime function, (2) the encode_uuencode function, (3) the decode_uuencode function. These bugs could allow a carefully crafted email message to cause the execution of arbitrary code supplied with the message when it is acted upon by emil. - CAN-2004-0153 Format string bugs in statements which print various error messages. The exploit potential of these bugs has not been established, and is probably configuration-dependent.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id15305
    published2004-09-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15305
    titleDebian DSA-468-1 : emil - several vulnerabilities
    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-468. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(15305);
      script_version("1.23");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:17");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0152", "CVE-2004-0153");
      script_bugtraq_id(9974);
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"468");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DSA-468-1 : emil - several vulnerabilities");
      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:
    "Ulf Harnhammar discovered a number of vulnerabilities in emil, a
    filter for converting Internet mail messages. The vulnerabilities fall
    into two categories :
    
      - CAN-2004-0152
        Buffer overflows in (1) the encode_mime function, (2)
        the encode_uuencode function, (3) the decode_uuencode
        function. These bugs could allow a carefully crafted
        email message to cause the execution of arbitrary code
        supplied with the message when it is acted upon by emil.
    
      - CAN-2004-0153
    
        Format string bugs in statements which print various
        error messages. The exploit potential of these bugs has
        not been established, and is probably
        configuration-dependent."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-468"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in
    version 2.1.0-beta9-11woody1.
    
    We recommend that you update your emil 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:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emil");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/03/24");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/09/29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/03/25");
      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:"3.0", prefix:"emil", reference:"2.1.0-beta9-11woody1")) 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");
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_CE46B93A80F211D896450020ED76EF5A.NASL
    descriptionUlf Harnhammar reports multiple buffer overflows in Emil, some of which are triggered during the parsing of attachment filenames. In addition, some format string bugs are present in the error reporting code. Depending upon local configuration, these vulnerabilities may be exploited using specially crafted messages in order to execute arbitrary code running with the privileges of the user invoking Emil.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id36683
    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/36683
    titleFreeBSD : Buffer overflows and format string bugs in Emil (ce46b93a-80f2-11d8-9645-0020ed76ef5a)
    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(36683);
      script_version("1.14");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:36");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0152", "CVE-2004-0153");
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"468");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : Buffer overflows and format string bugs in Emil (ce46b93a-80f2-11d8-9645-0020ed76ef5a)");
      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:
    "Ulf Harnhammar reports multiple buffer overflows in Emil, some of
    which are triggered during the parsing of attachment filenames. In
    addition, some format string bugs are present in the error reporting
    code.
    
    Depending upon local configuration, these vulnerabilities may be
    exploited using specially crafted messages in order to execute
    arbitrary code running with the privileges of the user invoking Emil."
      );
      # http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-March/019325.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?607854c3"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/ce46b93a-80f2-11d8-9645-0020ed76ef5a.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?268c27bb"
      );
      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_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:emil");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/03/24");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/03/28");
      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:"emil<=2.1b9")) 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");