Motorola Timbuktu Pro Scanner buffer overflow

timbuktu-scanner-bo (36282) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Motorola Timbuktu Pro is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Scanner functionality. By persuading a victim to connect to a malicious server and by sending a specially-crafted HELLO response packet, a remote attacker on the adjacent network could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with SYSTEM privileges.

Platforms Affected:

  • Netopia, Timbuktu Pro 8.6.3.1367

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Timbuktu Pro for Windows (8.6.5 or later), available from the Motorola Netopia Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

  • iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 08.27.07, Motorola Timbuktu Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=590.
  • Motorola Netopia Web site, TimbuktuŽ Pro Remote Control Software at http://netopia.com/software/products/tb2/.
  • BID-25454: Motorola Timbuktu Pro for Windows Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2007-4221: Multiple buffer overflows in Motorola Timbuktu Pro before 8.6.5 for Windows allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long user name and (2) certain malformed requests; and (3) allow remote Timbuktu servers to have an unknown impact via a malformed HELLO response, related to the Scanner component and possibly related to a malformed computer name.
  • SA26588: Motorola Timbuktu Pro Directory Traversal and Buffer Overflows
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018614: Motorola/Netopia Timbuktu Buffer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Directory Traversal Bug Lets Remote Users Create/Delete Arbitrary Messages
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-2990: Motorola Netopia Timbuktu Pro Directory Traversal and Buffer Overflow Issues

Reported:

Aug 27, 2007

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