Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-0158 - Unspecified vulnerability in Bidwatcher

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
bidwatcher
nessus

Summary

Format string vulnerability in bidwatcher before 1.3.17 allows remote malicious web servers from eBay, or a spoofed eBay server, to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain responses.

Nessus

  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200503-06.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200503-06 (BidWatcher: Format string vulnerability) Ulf Harnhammar discovered a format string vulnerability in
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id17262
    published2005-03-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/17262
    titleGLSA-200503-06 : BidWatcher: 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 200503-06.
    #
    # 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(17262);
      script_version("1.16");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:42");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2005-0158");
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200503-06");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-200503-06 : BidWatcher: 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-200503-06
    (BidWatcher: Format string vulnerability)
    
        Ulf Harnhammar discovered a format string vulnerability in
        'netstuff.cpp'.
      
    Impact :
    
        Remote attackers can potentially exploit this vulnerability by
        sending specially crafted responses via an eBay HTTP server or a
        man-in-the-middle attack to execute arbitrary malicious code.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200503-06"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All BidWatcher users should upgrade to the latest version:
        # emerge --sync
        # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/bidwatcher-1.13.17'"
      );
      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:bidwatcher");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/03/03");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/03/04");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/02/17");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 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-misc/bidwatcher", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.3.17"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.3.17"))) 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, "BidWatcher");
    }
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-687.NASL
    descriptionUlf Harnhammar from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a format string vulnerability in bidwatcher, a tool for watching and bidding on eBay auctions. This problem can be triggered remotely by a web server of eBay, or someone pretending to be eBay, sending certain data back. As of version 1.3.17 the program uses cURL and is not vulnerable anymore.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id17143
    published2005-02-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/17143
    titleDebian DSA-687-1 : bidwatcher - format string
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_74C86A2981EF11D9A9E70001020EED82.NASL
    descriptionA Debian Security Advisory reports : Ulf Harnhammer from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a format string vulnerability in bidwatcher, a tool for watching and bidding on eBay auctions. This problem can be triggered remotely by a web server of eBay, or someone pretending to be eBay, sending certain data back.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id18984
    published2005-07-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18984
    titleFreeBSD : bidwatcher -- format string vulnerability (74c86a29-81ef-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)