Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-1121 - Remote Format String vulnerability in Oops! Proxy Server Auth

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
igor-khasilev
gentoo
nessus

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the my_xlog function in lib.c for Oops! Proxy Server 1.5.23 and earlier, as called by the auth functions in the passwd_mysql and passwd_pgsql modules, may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL.

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-726.NASL
    descriptionA format string vulnerability has been discovered in the MySQL/PgSQL authentication module of Oops, a caching HTTP proxy server written for performance.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id18513
    published2005-06-17
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18513
    titleDebian DSA-726-1 : oops - 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 Debian Security Advisory DSA-726. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(18513);
      script_version("1.17");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:18");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2005-1121");
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"726");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DSA-726-1 : oops - format string vulnerability");
      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:
    "A format string vulnerability has been discovered in the MySQL/PgSQL
    authentication module of Oops, a caching HTTP proxy server written for
    performance."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=307360"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-726"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "Upgrade the oops package.
    
    For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
    version 1.5.19.cvs.20010818-0.1woody1"
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:oops");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/05/20");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/06/17");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/04/14");
      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:"oops", reference:"1.5.19.cvs.20010818-0.1woody1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200505-02.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200505-02 (Oops!: Remote code execution) A format string flaw has been detected in the my_xlog() function of the Oops! proxy, which is called by the passwd_mysql and passwd_pgsql module
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id18228
    published2005-05-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18228
    titleGLSA-200505-02 : Oops!: Remote code execution
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_1033750FCAB411D99AED000E0C2E438A.NASL
    descriptionA RST/GHC Advisory reports that there is an format string vulnerability in oops. The vulnerability can be found in the MySQL/PgSQL authentication module. Succesful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id18843
    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/18843
    titleFreeBSD : oops -- format string vulnerability (1033750f-cab4-11d9-9aed-000e0c2e438a)