OSSEC-HIDS up to 3.5.0 Log Server use after free

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A vulnerability has been found in OSSEC-HIDS up to 3.5.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Log Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In OSSEC-HIDS 2.7 through 3.5.0, the server component responsible for log analysis (ossec-analysisd) is vulnerable to a use-after-free during processing of syscheck formatted msgs (received from authenticated remote agents and delivered to the analysisd processing queue by ossec-remoted).

The weakness was disclosed 01/30/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-8447 since 01/30/2020. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/30/2020).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

01/30/2020 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1818
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-8447 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/30/2020 17:59
Updated: 03/27/2024 15:13
Changes: 01/30/2020 17:59 (35), 01/30/2020 18:04 (17), 03/27/2024 15:13 (18)
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