Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-0777 - USE of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in Inter7 Courier-Imap
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
Format string vulnerability in the auth_debug function in Courier-IMAP 1.6.0 through 2.2.1 and 3.x through 3.0.3, when login debugging (DEBUG_LOGIN) is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 8 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Format String Injection An attacker includes formatting characters in a string input field on the target application. Most applications assume that users will provide static text and may respond unpredictably to the presence of formatting character. For example, in certain functions of the C programming languages such as printf, the formatting character %s will print the contents of a memory location expecting this location to identify a string and the formatting character %n prints the number of DWORD written in the memory. An attacker can use this to read or write to memory locations or files, or simply to manipulate the value of the resulting text in unexpected ways. Reading or writing memory may result in program crashes and writing memory could result in the execution of arbitrary code if the attacker can write to the program stack.
- String Format Overflow in syslog() This attack targets the format string vulnerabilities in the syslog() function. An attacker would typically inject malicious input in the format string parameter of the syslog function. This is a common problem, and many public vulnerabilities and associated exploits have been posted.
Exploit-Db
description | Courier-IMAP <= 3.0.2-r1 auth_debug() Remote Format String Exploit. CVE-2004-0777. Remote exploit for bsd platform |
id | EDB-ID:432 |
last seen | 2016-01-31 |
modified | 2004-09-02 |
published | 2004-09-02 |
reporter | ktha |
source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/432/ |
title | Courier-IMAP <= 3.0.2-r1 - auth_debug Remote Format String Exploit |
Nessus
NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_616CF823F48B11D89837000C41E2CDAD.NASL description An iDEFENSE security advisory describes a format string vulnerability that could be exploited when Courier-IMAP is run in debug mode (DEBUG_LOGIN set). last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 37518 published 2009-04-23 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/37518 title FreeBSD : courier-imap -- format string vulnerability in debug mode (616cf823-f48b-11d8-9837-000c41e2cdad) 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. 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NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_COURIER_IMAP_307_1.NASL description The following package needs to be updated: courier-imap last seen 2016-09-26 modified 2011-10-03 plugin id 14342 published 2004-08-23 reporter Tenable source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=14342 title FreeBSD : courier-imap -- format string vulnerability in debug mode (26) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 999999 # @DEPRECATED@ # # This script has been deprecated by freebsd_pkg_616cf823f48b11d89837000c41e2cdad.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(14342); script_version("1.12"); script_bugtraq_id(10976); script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0777"); script_name(english:"FreeBSD : courier-imap -- format string vulnerability in debug mode (26)"); 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: courier-imap'); 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:F/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://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=131&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-45.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-46.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-47.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-48.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-49.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-50.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-51.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-52.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-53.html http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE7-wccp_denial_of_service http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-001.html'); script_set_attribute(attribute:'see_also', value: 'http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/616cf823-f48b-11d8-9837-000c41e2cdad.html'); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2004/08/23"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/20 0:18:52"); script_end_attributes(); script_summary(english:"Check for courier-imap"); 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 #37518 (freebsd_pkg_616cf823f48b11d89837000c41e2cdad.nasl) instead."); global_var cvss_score; cvss_score=7; include('freebsd_package.inc'); pkg_test(pkg:"courier-imap<3.0.7,1");
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-200408-19.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200408-19 (courier-imap: Remote Format String Vulnerability) There is a format string vulnerability in the auth_debug() function which can be exploited remotely, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution as the user running the IMAP daemon (oftentimes root). A remote attacker may send username or password information containing printf() format tokens (such as last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 14575 published 2004-08-30 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/14575 title GLSA-200408-19 : courier-imap: Remote Format String Vulnerability code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200408-19. # # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc. # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(14575); script_version("1.17"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:41"); script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0777"); script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200408-19"); script_name(english:"GLSA-200408-19 : courier-imap: Remote Format String Vulnerability"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200408-19 (courier-imap: Remote Format String Vulnerability) There is a format string vulnerability in the auth_debug() function which can be exploited remotely, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution as the user running the IMAP daemon (oftentimes root). A remote attacker may send username or password information containing printf() format tokens (such as '%s'), which will crash the server or cause it to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability can only be exploited if DEBUG_LOGIN is set to something other than 0 in the imapd config file. Impact : If DEBUG_LOGIN is enabled in the imapd configuration, a remote attacker may execute arbitrary code as the root user. Workaround : Set the DEBUG_LOGIN option in /etc/courier-imap/imapd to 0. (This is the default value.)" ); # http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=131&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?efccf26a" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200408-19" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "All courier-imap users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-mail/courier-imap-3.0.5' # emerge '>=net-mail/courier-imap-3.0.5'" ); 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:gentoo:linux:courier-imap"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/08/19"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/08/30"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/08/18"); 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:"Gentoo Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("qpkg.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (qpkg_check(package:"net-mail/courier-imap", unaffected:make_list("ge 3.0.5"), vulnerable:make_list("le 3.0.2-r1"))) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else { tested = qpkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "courier-imap"); }
References
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-19.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10976
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0043/
- http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/network-intelligence-availability/idefense/public-vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=131
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17034