National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2001-0949
Original release date:12/04/2001
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Buffer overflows in forms.exe CGI program in ValiCert Enterprise Validation Authority (EVA) Administration Server 3.3 through 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the parameters (1) Mode, (2) Certificate_File, (3) useExpiredCRLs, (4) listenLength, (5) maxThread, (6) maxConnPerSite, (7) maxMsgLen, (8) exitTime, (9) blockTime, (10) nextUpdatePeriod, (11) buildLocal, (12) maxOCSPValidityPeriod, (13) extension, and (14) a particular combination of parameters associated with private key generation that form a string of a certain length.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0 incomplete approximation):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: XF
Name: eva-forms-bo(7652)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 3621
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.valicert.com/support/security_advisory_eva.html
Type: Advisory
External Source: BID
Name: 3636
External Source: BID
Name: 3635
External Source: BID
Name: 3634
External Source: BID
Name: 3633
External Source: BID
Name: 3632
External Source: BID
Name: 3631
External Source: BID
Name: 3630
External Source: BID
Name: 3629
External Source: BID
Name: 3628
External Source: BID
Name: 3627
External Source: BID
Name: 3625
External Source: BID
Name: 3624
External Source: BID
Name: 3622
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20011204 NMRC Advisory - Multiple Valicert Problems