Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-3441 - Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in multiple products

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
moinejf
fedoraproject
CWE-120
nessus

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in abcm2ps before 5.9.12 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted input file, related to the PUT0 and PUT1 output macros; (2) a crafted input file, related to the trim_title function; and possibly (3) a long -O option on a command line.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Moinejf
381
OS
Fedoraproject
1

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 familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2011-1092.NASL
    descriptionnew release 5.9.21 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 seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id51980
    published2011-02-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/51980
    titleFedora 14 : abcm2ps-5.9.21-1.fc14 (2011-1092)
    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 2011-1092.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(51980);
      script_version("1.14");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:33");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3441", "CVE-2010-4743", "CVE-2010-4744");
      script_bugtraq_id(39271);
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2011-1092");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 14 : abcm2ps-5.9.21-1.fc14 (2011-1092)");
      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:
    "new release 5.9.21
    
    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=580435"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=600729"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054015.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1da26b90"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected abcm2ps package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      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_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:abcm2ps");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:14");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/02/05");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/02/15");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      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:"^14([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 14.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:"FC14", reference:"abcm2ps-5.9.21-1.fc14")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "abcm2ps");
    }
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201111-12.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201111-12 (abcm2ps: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in abcm2ps: Boundary errors in the PUT0 and PUT1 macros, the trim_title() function, or a long
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id56908
    published2011-11-22
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/56908
    titleGLSA-201111-12 : abcm2ps: Multiple vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201111-12.
    #
    # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
    # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
    # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(56908);
      script_version("1.8");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/11 17:09:26");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3441", "CVE-2010-4743", "CVE-2010-4744");
      script_bugtraq_id(39271, 40571);
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201111-12");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-201111-12 : abcm2ps: Multiple vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201111-12
    (abcm2ps: Multiple vulnerabilities)
    
        Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in abcm2ps:
          Boundary errors in the PUT0 and PUT1 macros, the trim_title()
            function, or a long '-O' command line option can lead to a buffer
            overflow (CVE-2010-3441).
          A vulnerability in the getarena() function in abc2ps.c can cause a
            heap-based buffer overflow in abcm2ps (CVE-2010-4743).
          Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities (CVE-2010-4744).
      
    Impact :
    
        A remote attacker could entice a user to load a specially crafted ABC
          file or use a long -O option on the command line, resulting in the
          execution of arbitrary code.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201111-12"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All abcm2ps users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-sound/abcm2ps-5.9.13'
        NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
          available since August 27, 2010. It is likely that your system is already
          no longer affected by this issue."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      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_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:abcm2ps");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/11/20");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/11/22");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("qpkg.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (qpkg_check(package:"media-sound/abcm2ps", unaffected:make_list("ge 5.9.13"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 5.9.13"))) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = qpkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "abcm2ps");
    }