According to its version number, the remote CVS server has a heap- based buffer overflow vulnerability. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(12240);
script_version("1.20");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/06 11:26:08");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0396");
script_bugtraq_id(10384);
script_name(english:"CVS pserver Line Entry Handling Overflow");
script_summary(english:"Logs into the remote CVS server and asks the version");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote version control service has a remote heap-based buffer
overflow vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its version number, the remote CVS server has a heap-
based buffer overflow vulnerability. A remote attacker could exploit
this to crash the service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.");
# http://web.archive.org/web/20050828060507/http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/072004.html
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ac6e8d97"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Upgrade to CVS 1.12.8 / 1.11.16 or later."
);
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:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/05/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/05/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Misc.");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_require_ports("Services/cvspserver", 2401);
script_dependencies("find_service1.nasl", "cvs_public_pserver.nasl");
exit(0);
}
include('global_settings.inc');
port = get_kb_item("Services/cvspserver");
if(!port)port = 2401;
if(!get_port_state(port))exit(0);
login = get_kb_item(string("cvs/", port, "/login"));
pass = get_kb_item(string("cvs/", port, "/pass"));
dir = get_kb_item(string("cvs/", port, "/dir"));
soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
if(!soc)exit(0);
req = string("BEGIN AUTH REQUEST\n",
dir, "\n",
login,"\n",
"A", pass,"\n",
"END AUTH REQUEST\n");
send(socket:soc, data:req);
r = recv_line(socket:soc, length:4096);
if("I LOVE YOU" >< r)
{
send(socket:soc, data:string("version\n"));
r = recv_line(socket:soc, length:4096);
if("Concurrent" >< r)
{
set_kb_item(name:string("cvs/", port, "/version"), value:r);
if(ereg(pattern:".* 1\.([0-9]\.|10\.|11\.([0-9][^0-9]|1[0-5])|12\.[0-7][^0-9]).*", string:r))
{
rep = strcat('\nThe CVS pserver version is : ', r, '\n');
security_hole(port:port, extra: rep);
}
}
}
close(soc);