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ESB-2003.0392 -- CERT Summary CS-2003-02 -- CERT Summary

Date: 04 June 2003
References: ESB-2003.0214  ESB-2003.0295  

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                 ESB-2003.0392 -- CERT Summary CS-2003-02
                               CERT Summary
                               04 June 2003

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                Sun RPC XDR Library
                        Lotus Notes and Domino
                        Sendmail
                        Snort Preprocessors
Publisher:              CERT/CC
Impact:                 Root Compromise
                        Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
                        Denial of Service
Access Required:        Remote

Ref:                    AL-2003.03
                        ESB-2003.0214
                        ESB-2003.0295

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CERT Summary CS-2003-02

   June 3, 2003

   Each  quarter, the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) issues the CERT
   Summary  to  draw  attention  to  the types of attacks reported to our
   incident  response  team,  as  well  as  other noteworthy incident and
   vulnerability information. The summary includes pointers to sources of
   information for dealing with the problems.

   Past CERT summaries are available from:

          CERT Summaries
          http://www.cert.org/summaries/
   ______________________________________________________________________

Recent Activity

   Since  the last regularly scheduled CERT summary, issued in March 2003
   (CS-2003-01),  we  have  seen an integer overflow vulnerability within
   Sun's  XDR Library, multiple vulnerabilities in Lotus Notes and Domino
   Server,  a  buffer  overflow  vulnerability  in Sendmail, and multiple
   vulnerabilities within Snort's preprocessors.

   For  more  current  information  on  activity  being  reported  to the
   CERT/CC,  please  visit the CERT/CC Current Activity page. The Current
   Activity  page  is  a  regularly updated summary of the most frequent,
   high-impact  types  of  security  incidents  and vulnerabilities being
   reported  to the CERT/CC. The information on the Current Activity page
   is reviewed and updated as reporting trends change.

          CERT/CC Current Activity
          http://www.cert.org/current/current_activity.html


    1. Integer overflow in Sun RPC XDR library routines

       An  integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xdrmem_getbytes()
       function  distributed as part of the Sun Microsystems XDR library.
       This  overflow  may  allow  a remote attacker to execute arbitrary
       code on the victim machine.

                CERT Advisory CA-2003-10: Integer overflow in Sun RPC XDR
                library routines
                http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-10.html

                Vulnerability Note VU#516825: Integer overflow in Sun RPC
                XDR library routines
                http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516825


    2. Multiple Vulnerabilities in Lotus Notes and Domino

       Multiple  vulnerabilities  had been reported to affect Lotus Notes
       clients and Domino servers. Due to the confusion surrounding these
       vulnerabilities  we released an advisory to clairfy the details of
       the  vulnerabilities,  the versions affected, and the patches that
       resolve these issues.

                CERT  Advisory  CA-2003-11:  Multiple  Vulnerabilities in
                Lotus Notes and Domino
                http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-11.html

                Vulnerability  Note VU#206361: Lotus iNotes vulnerable to
                buffer overflow via PresetFields FolderName field
                http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/206361

                Vulnerability  Note  VU#355169:  Lotus  Domino Web Server
                vulnerable  to  denial  of  service  via  incomplete POST
                request
                http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/355169

                Vulnerability  Note VU#542873: Lotus iNotes vulnerable to
                buffer overflow via PresetFields s_ViewName field
                http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542873

                Vulnerability  Note  VU#772817:  Lotus  Domino Web Server
                vulnerable    to   buffer   overflow   via   non-existent
                "h_SetReturnURL"  parameter  with  an  overly  long "Host
                Header" field
                http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/772817

                Vulnerability  Note VU#571297: Lotus Notes and Domino COM
                Object Control Handler contains buffer overflow
                http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/571297

                Vulnerability   Note   VU#433489:   Lotus  Domino  Server
                susceptible   to  a  pre-authentication  buffer  overflow
                during Notes
                http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433489

                Vulnerability  Note VU#411489: Lotus Domino Web Retriever
                contains a buffer overflow vulnerability
                http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/411489

                Vulnerability  Note  VU#583184:  Lotus  Domino  R5 Server
                Family contains multiple vulnerabilities in LDAP handling
                code
                http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/583184


    3. Buffer Overflow in Sendmail

       There  is  a  remotely  exploitable vulnerability in sendmail that
       could  allow  an attacker to gain control of a vulnerable sendmail
       server.

       Due  to  a  variable  type  conversion  problem,  sendmail may not
       adequately  check  the length of email address tokens. A specially
       crafted email message could trigger a stack overflow.

                CERT Advisory CA-2003-12: Buffer Overflow in Sendmail
                http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-12.html

                Vulnerability  Note  VU#897604:  Sendmail address parsing
                buffer overflow
                http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/897604


    4. Multiple Vulnerabilities in Snort Preprocessors

       There  are  two  vulnerabilities  in the Snort Intrusion Detection
       System,   each   in   a   separate   preprocessor   module.   Both
       vulnerabilities  allow  remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
       with the privileges of the user running Snort, typically root

                CERT  Advisory  CA-2003-13:  Multiple  Vulnerabilities in
                Snort Preprocessors
                http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-13.html

                Vulnerability  Note  VU#139129:  Heap  overflow  in Snort
                "stream4" preprocessor
                http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/139129

                Vulnerability  Note  VU#916785:  Buffer overflow in Snort
                RPC preprocessor
                http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/916785
   ______________________________________________________________________

What's New and Updated

   Since the last CERT Summary, we have published new and updated
     * Advisories
       http://www.cert.org/advisories/
     * Vulnerability Notes
       http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls
     * CERT/CC Statistics
       http://www.cert.org/stats/cert_stats.html
     * Training Schedule
       http:/www.cert.org/training/
   ______________________________________________________________________

   This document is available from:
   http://www.cert.org/summaries/CS-2003-02.html
   ______________________________________________________________________

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