Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-1857 - Unspecified vulnerability in Simpleproxy

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
simpleproxy
nessus

Summary

Format string vulnerability in simpleproxy before 3.4 allows remote malicious HTTP proxies to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a reply.

Nessus

NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-786.NASL
descriptionUlf Harnhammar from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a format string vulnerability in simpleproxy, a simple TCP proxy, that can be exploited via replies from remote HTTP proxies.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id19529
published2005-08-30
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19529
titleDebian DSA-786-1 : simpleproxy - 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-786. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(19529);
  script_version("1.23");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2005-1857");
  script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"139421");
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"786");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-786-1 : simpleproxy - 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:
"Ulf Harnhammar from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a
format string vulnerability in simpleproxy, a simple TCP proxy, that
can be exploited via replies from remote HTTP proxies."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-786"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade the simpleproxy package.

The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2-3sarge1."
  );
  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:debian:debian_linux:simpleproxy");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/08/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/08/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/08/26");
  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:"3.1", prefix:"simpleproxy", reference:"3.2-3sarge1")) 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");