LISTSERV multiple WA CGI buffer overflows

listserv-wa-cgi-bo (25168) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

L-Soft LISTSERV is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows in the WA CGI script. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code on the system hosting the Web archive interface.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of LISTSERV (14.5 or later), available from the L-Soft Web site. See References.

References:

  • L-Soft Web site: Description of the changes for versions 14.5 of LISTSERV.
  • NGS Software Patch Notification Alert 07/03/06: Multiple Vulnerabilities in L-Soft's LISTSERV List Management System.
  • BID-16951: L-Soft Listserv 14.3 and 14.4 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-1044: Multiple buffer overflows in LISTSERV 14.3 and 14.4, including LISTSERV Lite and HPO, with the web archive interface enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to the WA CGI. NOTE: technical details will be released after the grace period has ended on 20060603.
  • SA19106: LISTSERV WA CGI Script Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1015722: LISTSERV Web Archive Interface Unspecified Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • US-CERT VU#841132: LISTSERV contains multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the WA CGI script
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-0824: L-Soft LISTSERV Web Archive Interface Command Execution Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • FreeBSD FreeBSD
  • HP OpenVMS
  • LSoft LISTSERV 14.3 Lite
  • LSoft LISTSERV 14.3
  • LSoft LISTSERV 14.3 HPO
  • LSoft LISTSERV 14.4 Lite
  • LSoft LISTSERV 14.4
  • LSoft LISTSERV 14.4 HPO

Reported:

Mar 03, 2006

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