MobiLink Server < 10.0.1 Build 3649 Multiple Remote Overflows

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4395

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has a program that is prone to a buffer overflow attack.

Description

The version of the SQL Anywhere MobiLink Server installed on the remote host reportedly is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow when handling strings such as the username, version and remote ID that are longer than 128 bytes. An unauthenticated attacker may be able to leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Solution

Upgrade to SQL Anywhere 10.0.1 build 3649 or higher.

See Also

http://www.sybase.com/developer/mobile/sqlanywhere/mobilink

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/mobilinkhof-adv.txt

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/488409/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490259/30/0/threaded

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 4395

Family: Web Clients

Published: 3/4/2008

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 31719

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sybase:mobilink

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0912

BID: 27914