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CVE-2003-0625

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CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
1.0

Description

Off-by-one error in certain versions of xfstt allows remote attackers to read potentially sensitive memory via a malformed client request in the connection handshake, which leaks the memory in the server's response.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-22952 dos linux verified text · 1 KB
V9 · 2003-07-23

xfstt 1.2/1.4 - Memory Disclosure

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB 
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8255/info

xfstt is reported to be prone to an unspecified memory disclosure vulnerability. This issue can be triggered by remote attackers to cause a denial of service. The server may also return details about the memory layout of the underlying system when this issue is triggered.

# telnet localhost 7101
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.localdomain.
Escape character is '^]'.
xxxxxxx
HDxxxxxxx

þ@Connection closed by foreign host.

OS impact
debian Debian Fixed 1 release
VersionStatusFixed in
bullseye Fixed 1.5.1-1

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.