ZDI-08-036: CA ETrust Secure Content Manager Gateway FTP LIST Stack

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http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-036

June 4, 2008

-- CVE ID:

CVE-2008-2541

-- Affected Vendors:

Computer Associates

-- Affected Products:

Computer Associates eTrust Secure Content Manager

-- Vulnerability Details:

This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on

vulnerable installations of Computer Associates eTrust Secure Content

Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists in the HTTP Gateway service icihttp.exe running

on port 8080. When issuing a request for a FTP service the process tries

to decorate the contents of the transaction. In this particular case by

specifying a overly long response to a LIST command a stack buffer can

be overflowed. Successful exploitation can lead to complete system

compromise under the SYSTEM context.

-- Vendor Response:

Computer Associates has issued an update to correct this vulnerability.

More

details can be found at:

https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=1777
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-- Disclosure Timeline:

2008-05-23 - Vulnerability reported to vendor

2008-06-04 - Coordinated public release of advisory

-- Credit:

This vulnerability was discovered by:

* Sebastian Apelt (webmaster (at) buzzworld (dot) org [email concealed])

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