Input validation error in nmap and Opensuse - CVE-2013-4885
Published: October 26, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42420
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4885
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: nmap
SUSE
SUSE
Affected software:
nmap
Opensuse
nmap
Opensuse
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The http-domino-enum-passwords.nse script in NMap before 6.40, when domino-enum-passwords.idpath is set, allows remote servers to upload "arbitrarily named" files via a crafted FullName parameter in a response, as demonstrated using directory traversal sequences. CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type per http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html
How to mitigate CVE-2013-4885
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00035.html
- http://nmap.org/changelog.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122719/TWSL2013-025.txt
- https://github.com/drk1wi/portspoof/commit/1791fe4e2b9e5b5c8e000551ab60a64a29d924c3
- https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2013-025.txt