CVS Directory Request Double Free Heap Corruption Vulnerability

BID:6650

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CVS Directory Request Double Free Heap Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6650
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2003-0015
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 20 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 07:17PM
Credit: This vulnerability was discovered by Stefan Esser of e-matters.
Vulnerable: Sun Linux 5.0.3
Sun Cobalt RaQ XTR
Sun Cobalt RaQ 550
Sun Cobalt RaQ 4
Sun Cobalt RaQ 3
Sun Cobalt RaQ 2
Sun Cobalt Qube 3
Sun Cobalt Qube 2
Sun Cobalt CacheRaQ 4
Sun Cobalt CacheRaQ 3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4
CVS CVS 1.11.4
CVS CVS 1.11.3
CVS CVS 1.11.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 8.0
+ Slackware Linux 8.1
CVS CVS 1.11.1 p1
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.5
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.4
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.3
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.2
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.3
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.0
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 6.2
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
+ SuSE Linux 8.0
+ Wirex Immunix OS 7.0
+ Wirex Immunix OS 7+
CVS CVS 1.11.1
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
CVS CVS 1.11
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
CVS CVS 1.10.8
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
CVS CVS 1.10.7
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 IA-32
+ Debian Linux 2.2 arm
+ Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
+ Debian Linux 2.2 68k
+ Debian Linux 2.2
CrossWind CyberScheduler 1.10.7
Not Vulnerable: CVS CVS 1.11.5
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.2
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2

Exploit / POC

CVS Directory Request Double Free Heap Corruption Vulnerability

It has been reported that a working exploit has been developed by Stefan Esser, but has not been made publicly available.

A program has been released, by Joe Testa <[email protected]>, which is designed to verify vulnerable CVS installations. Further details can be found in the attached reference.

An exploit was also provided by Igor Dobrovitski <[email protected]>.

CORE has developed a working commercial exploit for their IMPACT product. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

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