Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-3429 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Httrack and Winhttrack
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Buffer overflow in URI processing in HTTrack and WinHTTrack before 3.42-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Nessus
NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2008-7862.NASL description - Tue Sep 09 2008 Debarshi Ray <rishi at fedoraproject.org> - 3.42.93-1 - Version bump to 3.42.93. Closes Red Hat Bugzilla bugs #457523 (CVE-2008-3429)and #460529. - Use of generic macros in the publicly exposed API fixed by upstream. - Use of xdg-open now added by upstream. - OpenSSL version updated by upstream. - Linkage issues in libhtsjava.so fixed by upstream. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34177 published 2008-09-12 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34177 title Fedora 9 : httrack-3.42.93-1.fc9 (2008-7862) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2008-7862. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(34177); script_version ("1.13"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:28"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3429"); script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2008-7862"); script_name(english:"Fedora 9 : httrack-3.42.93-1.fc9 (2008-7862)"); script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package."); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: " - Tue Sep 09 2008 Debarshi Ray <rishi at fedoraproject.org> - 3.42.93-1 - Version bump to 3.42.93. Closes Red Hat Bugzilla bugs #457523 (CVE-2008-3429)and #460529. - Use of generic macros in the publicly exposed API fixed by upstream. - Use of xdg-open now added by upstream. - OpenSSL version updated by upstream. - Linkage issues in libhtsjava.so fixed by upstream. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457523" ); # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2008-September/014238.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e883e990" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected httrack package." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:httrack"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:9"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/09/11"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/09/12"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("rpm.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release"); if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora"); os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release); if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora"); os_ver = os_ver[1]; if (! ereg(pattern:"^9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 9.x", "Fedora " + os_ver); if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu); flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"FC9", reference:"httrack-3.42.93-1.fc9")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else { tested = pkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "httrack"); }
NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2008-7896.NASL description - Tue Sep 09 2008 Debarshi Ray <rishi at fedoraproject.org> - 3.42.93-1 - Version bump to 3.42.93. Closes Red Hat Bugzilla bugs #457523 (CVE-2008-3429)and #460529. - Use of generic macros in the publicly exposed API fixed by upstream. - Use of xdg-open now added by upstream. - OpenSSL version updated by upstream. - Linkage issues in libhtsjava.so fixed by upstream. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34180 published 2008-09-12 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34180 title Fedora 8 : httrack-3.42.93-1.fc8 (2008-7896) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2008-7896. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(34180); script_version ("1.13"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:28"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3429"); script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2008-7896"); script_name(english:"Fedora 8 : httrack-3.42.93-1.fc8 (2008-7896)"); script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package."); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: " - Tue Sep 09 2008 Debarshi Ray <rishi at fedoraproject.org> - 3.42.93-1 - Version bump to 3.42.93. Closes Red Hat Bugzilla bugs #457523 (CVE-2008-3429)and #460529. - Use of generic macros in the publicly exposed API fixed by upstream. - Use of xdg-open now added by upstream. - OpenSSL version updated by upstream. - Linkage issues in libhtsjava.so fixed by upstream. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457523" ); # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2008-September/014242.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ad486b5e" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected httrack package." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:httrack"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:8"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/09/11"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/09/12"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("rpm.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release"); if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora"); os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release); if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora"); os_ver = os_ver[1]; if (! ereg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 8.x", "Fedora " + os_ver); if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu); flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"FC8", reference:"httrack-3.42.93-1.fc8")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else { tested = pkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "httrack"); }
NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DSA-1626.NASL description Joan Calvet discovered that httrack, a utility to create local copies of websites, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow potentially allowing to execute arbitrary code when passed excessively long URLs. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 33775 published 2008-08-01 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/33775 title Debian DSA-1626-1 : httrack - 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-1626. The text # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(33775); script_version("1.12"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:21"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3429"); script_bugtraq_id(30425); script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"1626"); script_name(english:"Debian DSA-1626-1 : httrack - 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: "Joan Calvet discovered that httrack, a utility to create local copies of websites, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow potentially allowing to execute arbitrary code when passed excessively long URLs." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1626" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade the httrack package. For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 3.40.4-3.1+etch1." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:httrack"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/08/01"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/08/01"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); 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:"4.0", prefix:"httrack", reference:"3.40.4-3.1+etch1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"httrack-doc", reference:"3.40.4-3.1+etch1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"libhttrack-dev", reference:"3.40.4-3.1+etch1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"libhttrack1", reference:"3.40.4-3.1+etch1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"proxytrack", reference:"3.40.4-3.1+etch1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"webhttrack", reference:"3.40.4-3.1+etch1")) 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");
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31323/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31323/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31380
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31380
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31866
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31866
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1626
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1626
- http://www.httrack.com/history.txt
- http://www.httrack.com/history.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30425
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30425
- http://www.venustech.com.cn/NewsInfo/124/2032.Html
- http://www.venustech.com.cn/NewsInfo/124/2032.Html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2221/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2221/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44167
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44167
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00707.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00707.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00711.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00711.html