Linux-ha heartbeat 2.0.5 Shared Memory heartbeat.c access control
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A vulnerability was found in Linux-ha heartbeat 2.0.5 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file heartbeat.c of the component Shared Memory. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
heartbeat.c in heartbeat before 2.0.6 sets insecure permissions in a shmget call for shared memory, which allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service via unknown vectors, possibly during a short time window on startup.
The bug was discovered 07/22/2006. The weakness was disclosed 07/25/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mail-archive.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3815 since 07/24/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22670 (Debian DSA-1128-1 : heartbeat - permission error), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 2.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28035) and Tenable (22670).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 22670
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1128-1 : heartbeat - permission error
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OpenVAS ID: 57165
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1128-1 (heartbeat)
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Upgrade: heartbeat 2.0.6
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Sources
Advisory: mail-archive.comStatus: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3815 (🔍)
X-Force: 28035
SecurityTracker: 1016602
Vulnerability Center: 12624 - Linux HA Heartbeat Denial of Service due to Shared Memory Insecure Permissions, Medium
SecurityFocus: 19186 - Linux-HA Heartbeat Insecure Default Permissions on Shared Memory Vulnerability
Secunia: 21162 - Heartbeat Shared Memory Insecure Permissions Denial of Service, Not Critical
OSVDB: 27555 - Linux-HA - Heartbeat - Insecure Default Permissions on Shared Memory Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-2994
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 14:25Updated: 06/24/2019 18:08
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (88), 06/24/2019 18:08 (5)
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