Vypress < 4.0 First Message Field Overflow

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2347

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Vypress Messenger, that is vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow. An attacker exploiting this flaw would only need to be able to send a message or file to the Vypress service (listens on port 7777 by default). A successful exploit would allow the remote attacker the ability to overwrite and control the program's memory.

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.0 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 2347

Family: Peer-To-Peer File Sharing

Published: 10/4/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vypress:vypres_messenger

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1574

BID: 11310

Detections

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