Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-7165 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
dosbox
debian
fedoraproject
CWE-119
critical
nessus

Summary

A buffer overflow in DOSBox 0.74-2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Dosbox
1
OS
Debian
2
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 familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-4478.NASL
    descriptionTwo vulnerabilities were discovered in the DOSBox emulator, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code on the host running DOSBox when running a malicious executable in the emulator.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id126608
    published2019-07-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/126608
    titleDebian DSA-4478-1 : dosbox - security update
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4478. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(126608);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/08");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2019-12594", "CVE-2019-7165");
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4478");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4478-1 : dosbox - security update");
      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:
    "Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the DOSBox emulator, which
    could result in the execution of arbitrary code on the host running
    DOSBox when running a malicious executable in the emulator."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/dosbox"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/dosbox"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4478"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "Upgrade the dosbox packages.
    
    For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been
    fixed in version 0.74-4.2+deb9u2.
    
    For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed
    in version 0.74-2-3+deb10u1."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:dosbox");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/07/02");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/07/10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/07/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 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:"10.0", prefix:"dosbox", reference:"0.74-2-3+deb10u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"dosbox-debug", reference:"0.74-2-3+deb10u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"dosbox", reference:"0.74-4.2+deb9u2")) 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");
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2019-1905.NASL
    descriptionThis update for dosbox fixes the following issues : Security issues fixed : - CVE-2019-7165: Fixed that a very long line inside a bat file would overflow the parsing buffer (bnc#1140254). - CVE-2019-12594: Added a basic permission system so that a program running inside DOSBox can
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id127997
    published2019-08-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/127997
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : dosbox (openSUSE-2019-1905)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2019-1905.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(127997);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/02");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2019-12594", "CVE-2019-7165");
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : dosbox (openSUSE-2019-1905)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2019-1905 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update for dosbox fixes the following issues :
    
    Security issues fixed :
    
      - CVE-2019-7165: Fixed that a very long line inside a bat
        file would overflow the parsing buffer (bnc#1140254).
    
      - CVE-2019-12594: Added a basic permission system so that
        a program running inside DOSBox can't access the
        contents of /proc (e.g. /proc/self/mem) when / or /proc
        were (to be) mounted (bnc#1140254).
    
      - Several other fixes for out of bounds access and buffer
        overflows."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1140254"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected dosbox packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dosbox");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dosbox-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dosbox-debugsource");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.1");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/07/02");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/08/15");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/08/20");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      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/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
    if (release !~ "^(SUSE15\.0|SUSE15\.1)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "15.0 / 15.1", release);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (ourarch !~ "^(x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "x86_64", ourarch);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE15.0", reference:"dosbox-0.74.3-lp150.2.3.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE15.0", reference:"dosbox-debuginfo-0.74.3-lp150.2.3.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE15.0", reference:"dosbox-debugsource-0.74.3-lp150.2.3.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE15.1", reference:"dosbox-0.74.3-lp151.3.3.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE15.1", reference:"dosbox-debuginfo-0.74.3-lp151.3.3.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE15.1", reference:"dosbox-debugsource-0.74.3-lp151.3.3.1") ) 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, "dosbox / dosbox-debuginfo / dosbox-debugsource");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2019-6B86D0F1C0.NASL
    descriptionUpdate to 0.74-3 (CVE-2019-7165 + CVE-2019-12594). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. 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 id126515
    published2019-07-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/126515
    titleFedora 30 : dosbox (2019-6b86d0f1c0)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2019-6b86d0f1c0.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(126515);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/08");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2019-12594", "CVE-2019-7165");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2019-6b86d0f1c0");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 30 : dosbox (2019-6b86d0f1c0)");
      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:
    "Update to 0.74-3 (CVE-2019-7165 + CVE-2019-12594).
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
    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://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-6b86d0f1c0"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected dosbox package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:dosbox");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:30");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/07/02");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/07/08");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/07/08");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 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 = pregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^30([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 30", "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:"FC30", reference:"dosbox-0.74.3-2.fc30")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "dosbox");
    }
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1845.NASL
    descriptionSeveral security vulnerabilities were discovered in DOSBox, an emulator for running old DOS programs. CVE-2019-7165 A very long line inside a bat file would overflow the parsing buffer which could be used by an attacker to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2019-12594 Insufficient access controls inside DOSBox allowed attackers to access resources on the host system and execute arbitrary code. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id126511
    published2019-07-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/126511
    titleDebian DLA-1845-1 : dosbox security update
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-1845-1. The text
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(126511);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/08");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2019-12594", "CVE-2019-7165");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DLA-1845-1 : dosbox security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Several security vulnerabilities were discovered in DOSBox, an
    emulator for running old DOS programs.
    
    CVE-2019-7165
    
    A very long line inside a bat file would overflow the parsing buffer
    which could be used by an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
    
    CVE-2019-12594
    
    Insufficient access controls inside DOSBox allowed attackers to access
    resources on the host system and execute arbitrary code.
    
    For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version
    0.74-4+deb8u1.
    
    We recommend that you upgrade your dosbox packages.
    
    NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
    block directly from the DLA 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://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00004.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/dosbox"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Upgrade the affected dosbox package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:dosbox");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/07/02");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/07/07");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/07/08");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 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:"8.0", prefix:"dosbox", reference:"0.74-4+deb8u1")) 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");