CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
88.1%
The remote host is running Cherokee - a fast and tiny web server.
The remote version of this software is vulnerable to a format string attack when processing authentication requests using auth_pam. This could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service, or potentially execute arbitrary code.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if(description)
{
script_id(15617);
script_version("1.19");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1097");
script_bugtraq_id(11574);
script_name(english:"Cherokee Web Server auth_pam Authentication Format String");
script_summary(english:"Checks for version of Cherokee");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote web server has a format string vulnerability."
);
script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running Cherokee - a fast and tiny web server.
The remote version of this software is vulnerable to a format string
attack when processing authentication requests using auth_pam. This
could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service, or
potentially execute arbitrary code." );
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67667"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Upgrade to Cherokee 0.4.17.1 or later."
);
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_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2004/11/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2004/10/15");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Web Servers");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencie("find_service1.nasl", "http_version.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 443);
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:80);
banner = get_http_banner(port:port);
if(!banner)exit(0);
serv = strstr(banner, "Server");
if(ereg(pattern:"^Server:.*Cherokee/0\.([0-3]\.|4\.([0-9]|1[0-7]))[^0-9.]", string:serv))
{
security_hole(port);
}