Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-0980 - Remote Format String vulnerability in EZ-IPupdate

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
angus-mackay
debian
gentoo
critical
nessus

Summary

Format string vulnerability in ez-ipupdate.c for ez-ipupdate 3.0.10 through 3.0.11b8, when running in daemon mode with certain service types in use, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Angus_Mackay
2
OS
Debian
12
OS
Gentoo
1

Nessus

  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRAKE_MDKSA-2004-129.NASL
    descriptionUlf Harnhammar discovered a format string vulnerability in ez-ipupdate, a client for many dynamic DNS services. The updated packages are patched to protect against this problem.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id15697
    published2004-11-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15697
    titleMandrake Linux Security Advisory : ez-ipupdate (MDKSA-2004:129)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:129. 
    # The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(15697);
      script_version ("1.17");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:47");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0980");
      script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2004:129");
    
      script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ez-ipupdate (MDKSA-2004:129)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Ulf Harnhammar discovered a format string vulnerability in
    ez-ipupdate, a client for many dynamic DNS services. The updated
    packages are patched to protect against this problem."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected ez-ipupdate package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ez-ipupdate");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/11/10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/11/13");
      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:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", reference:"ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8-2.1.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8-2.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.2", reference:"ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8-2.1.92mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_EZ_IPUPDATE_3011B8_2.NASL
    descriptionThe following package needs to be updated: ez-ipupdate
    last seen2016-09-26
    modified2004-11-23
    plugin id15800
    published2004-11-23
    reporterTenable
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=15800
    titleFreeBSD : ez-ipupdate -- format string vulnerability (44)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-592.NASL
    descriptionUlf Harnhammar from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a format string vulnerability in ez-ipupdate, a client for many dynamic DNS services. This problem can only be exploited if ez-ipupdate is running in daemon mode (most likely) with many but not all service types.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id15727
    published2004-11-17
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15727
    titleDebian DSA-592-1 : ez-ipupdate - format string
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_E69BA632326F11D9B5B7000854D03344.NASL
    descriptionData supplied by a remote server is used as the format string instead of as parameters in a syslog() call. This may lead to crashes or potential running of arbitrary code. It is only a problem when running in daemon mode (very common) and when using some service types.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id36790
    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/36790
    titleFreeBSD : ez-ipupdate -- format string vulnerability (e69ba632-326f-11d9-b5b7-000854d03344)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200411-20.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200411-20 (ez-ipupdate: Format string vulnerability) Ulf Harnhammar from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a format string vulnerability in ez-ipupdate. Impact : An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running ez-ipupdate, which could be the root user. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id15695
    published2004-11-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15695
    titleGLSA-200411-20 : ez-ipupdate: Format string vulnerability