Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-3814 - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Cheese Tracker XM Loader

047910
CVSS 5.1 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
HIGH
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
high complexity
cheese-tracker
nessus
exploit available

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Loader_XM::load_instrument_internal function in loader_xm.cpp for Cheese Tracker 0.9.9 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file with a large amount of extra data.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Cheese_Tracker
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionCheese Tracker <= 0.9.9 Local Buffer Overflow Exploit PoC. CVE-2006-3814. Local exploit for windows platform
idEDB-ID:2065
last seen2016-01-31
modified2006-07-23
published2006-07-23
reporterLuigi Auriemma
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/2065/
titleCheese Tracker <= 0.9.9 - Local Buffer Overflow Exploit PoC

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-1166.NASL
    descriptionLuigi Auriemma discovered a buffer overflow in the loading component of cheesetracker, a sound module tracking program, which could allow a maliciously constructed input file to execute arbitrary code.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id22708
    published2006-10-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/22708
    titleDebian DSA-1166-2 : cheesetracker - buffer overflow
    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-1166. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(22708);
      script_version("1.16");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:19");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2006-3814");
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"1166");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DSA-1166-2 : cheesetracker - buffer overflow");
      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:
    "Luigi Auriemma discovered a buffer overflow in the loading component
    of cheesetracker, a sound module tracking program, which could allow a
    maliciously constructed input file to execute arbitrary code."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=380364"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1166"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "Upgrade the cheesetracker package.
    
    For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
    version 0.9.9-1sarge1."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/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:cheesetracker");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/10/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/07/23");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 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:"cheesetracker", reference:"0.9.9-1sarge1")) 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-200610-13.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200610-13 (Cheese Tracker: Buffer Overflow) Luigi Auriemma reported that the XM loader of Cheese Tracker contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the loader_XM::load_intrument_internal() function from loaders/loader_xm.cpp. Impact : An attacker could execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running Cheese Tracker by enticing a user to load a crafted file with large amount of extra data. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id22928
    published2006-10-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/22928
    titleGLSA-200610-13 : Cheese Tracker: Buffer Overflow