Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-1857 - Remote Syslog() Format String vulnerability in Simpleproxy

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
simpleproxy
nessus
NVD
Published: 2005-09-02
Updated: 2017-07-11

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Simpleproxy
4

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");

References