Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-1098 - Multiple Unspecified vulnerability in Roaring Penguin Software MIMEDefang

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
roaring-penguin
mandrakesoft
suse
nessus

Summary

MIMEDefang in MIME-tools 5.414 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning capabilities via an e-mail attachment with a virus that contains an empty boundary string in the Content-Type header.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRAKE_MDKSA-2004-123.NASL
    descriptionThere
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id15603
    published2004-11-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15603
    titleMandrake Linux Security Advisory : perl-MIME-tools (MDKSA-2004:123)
    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-2004:123. 
    # The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(15603);
      script_version ("1.16");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:47");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1098");
      script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2004:123");
    
      script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : perl-MIME-tools (MDKSA-2004:123)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "There's a bug in MIME-tools, where it mis-parses things like
    boundary=''. Some viruses use an empty boundary, which may allow
    unapproved parts through MIMEDefang.
    
    The updated packages are patched to fix this problem.
    
    As well, the Updated perl-MIME-tools requires MIME::Base64 version
    3.03. Since MIME::Base64 is integrated in the perl package on
    Mandakelinux, these updates now provide the newer version."
      );
      # http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2004-October/024959.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?dcea122c"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      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:mandriva:linux:perl");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-MIME-tools");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-base");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-doc");
      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:"2004/11/01");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/11/02");
      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:"perl-5.8.3-5.1.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", cpu:"amd64", reference:"perl-MIME-tools-5.415-1.0.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", reference:"perl-MIME-tools-5.415-1.0.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", reference:"perl-base-5.8.3-5.1.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", reference:"perl-devel-5.8.3-5.1.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", reference:"perl-doc-5.8.3-5.1.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"perl-5.8.5-3.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"perl-MIME-tools-5.415-1.0.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"perl-MIME-tools-5.415-1.0.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"perl-base-5.8.5-3.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"perl-devel-5.8.5-3.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"perl-doc-5.8.5-3.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.2", reference:"perl-5.8.1-0.RC4.3.1.92mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.2", cpu:"amd64", reference:"perl-MIME-tools-5.415-1.0.92mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.2", reference:"perl-MIME-tools-5.415-1.0.92mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.2", reference:"perl-base-5.8.1-0.RC4.3.1.92mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.2", reference:"perl-devel-5.8.1-0.RC4.3.1.92mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.2", reference:"perl-doc-5.8.1-0.RC4.3.1.92mdk", 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 familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200411-06.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200411-06 (MIME-tools: Virus detection evasion) MIME-tools doesn
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id15608
    published2004-11-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15608
    titleGLSA-200411-06 : MIME-tools: Virus detection evasion
    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 200411-06.
    #
    # 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(15608);
      script_version("1.16");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:41");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1098");
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200411-06");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-200411-06 : MIME-tools: Virus detection evasion");
      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-200411-06
    (MIME-tools: Virus detection evasion)
    
        MIME-tools doesn't correctly parse attachment boundaries with an empty
        name (boundary='').
      
    Impact :
    
        An attacker could send a carefully crafted email and evade detection on
        some email virus-scanning programs using MIME-tools for attachment
        decoding.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      # http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2004-October/024959.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?dcea122c"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200411-06"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All MIME-tools users should upgrade to the latest version:
        # emerge --sync
        # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-perl/MIME-tools-5.415'"
      );
      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:MIME-tools");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/11/02");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/11/03");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/11/02");
      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:"dev-perl/MIME-tools", unaffected:make_list("ge 5.415"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 5.415"))) 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, "MIME-tools");
    }