Trevor Hogan BNBT 7.5 Beta Release2 Util_DecodeHTTPAuth denial of service

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Trevor Hogan BNBT 7.5 Beta Release2. This affects the function Util_DecodeHTTPAuth. The manipulation with the input value A== leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Util_DecodeHTTPAuth function in BNBT BitTorrent Tracker Beta 7.5 Release 2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Basic Authorization HTTP request with a "A==" value.

The bug was discovered 05/21/2004. The weakness was released 05/21/2004 by badpack3t (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2029 since 05/04/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Sowhat in ANSI C and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16228) and Exploit-DB (1199).

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Sowhat
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Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: badpack3t
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2029 (🔍)
X-Force: 16228 - BitTorrent HTTP GET denial of service
SecurityTracker: 1010254
SecurityFocus: 10399 - BNBT BitTorrent Tracker Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 11684 - BNBT Authorization Header Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 6336 - BNBT Authorization Header DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 10/16/2014 17:24
Updated: 06/18/2018 09:26
Changes: 10/16/2014 17:24 (64), 06/18/2018 09:26 (11)
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