Cygwin < 1.5.24 cygwin1.dll Crafted Filename Handling Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 28330

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains an application that is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

Cygwin, a Linux-like environment for Windows, is installed on the remote host.

The version of Cygwin installed on the remote host is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability involving a filename length check. Using a filename between 233 and 239 characters, an attacker who can create a file on the remote can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code on the affected host subject to the privileges under which Cygwin operates.

Solution

Upgrade to Cygwin 1.5.24 as that version is reportedly not affected.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 28330

File Name: cygwin_1_5_24.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/27/2007

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-6181

BID: 26557

CWE: 119

Detections

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