Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-0523 - Remote Client-Side Format String vulnerability in ProZilla Initial Server Response

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
prozilla
nessus
exploit available

Summary

Format string vulnerability in ProZilla 1.3.7.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Location header.

Exploit-Db

descriptionProzilla <= 1.3.7.3 Remote Format String Exploit. CVE-2005-0523. Remote exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:806
last seen2016-01-31
modified2005-02-09
published2005-02-09
reporterSerkan Akpolat
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/806/
titleProzilla <= 1.3.7.3 - Remote Format String Exploit

Nessus

NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-719.NASL
descriptionSeveral format string problems have been discovered in prozilla, a multi-threaded download accelerator, that can be exploited by a malicious server to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running prozilla.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id18158
published2005-04-29
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18158
titleDebian DSA-719-1 : prozilla - format string problems
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-719. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(18158);
  script_version("1.19");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2005-0523");
  script_bugtraq_id(12635);
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"719");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-719-1 : prozilla - format string problems");
  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:
"Several format string problems have been discovered in prozilla, a
multi-threaded download accelerator, that can be exploited by a
malicious server to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user
running prozilla."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-719"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade the prozilla package.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in
version 1.3.6-3woody2."
  );
  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:POC/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:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:prozilla");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/04/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/04/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/02/24");
  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:"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:"prozilla", reference:"1.3.6-3woody2")) 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");