High Availability Linux Project heartbeat up to 2.0.6 Subsystem cl_netstring.c peel_netstring length resource management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in High Availability Linux Project heartbeat up to 2.0.6 (Project Management Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function peel_netstring
of the file cl_netstring.c of the component Subsystem. The manipulation of the argument length
with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
The peel_netstring function in cl_netstring.c in the heartbeat subsystem in High-Availability Linux before 1.2.5, and 2.0 before 2.0.7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the length parameter in a heartbeat message.
The bug was discovered 08/13/2006. The weakness was released 08/16/2006 by LINUX with BlueCat Networks (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-3121 since 06/21/2006. 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 are known, but no exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22693 (Debian DSA-1151-1 : heartbeat - out-of-bounds read), 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 1.2.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28396) and Tenable (22693).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 22693
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1151-1 : heartbeat - out-of-bounds read
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OpenVAS ID: 57295
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1151-1 (heartbeat)
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Upgrade: heartbeat 1.2.5
Timeline
06/21/2006 🔍08/13/2006 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: debian.orgResearcher: LINUX
Organization: BlueCat Networks
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-3121 (🔍)
X-Force: 28396
Vulnerability Center: 12623 - Linux HA Heartbeat Denial of Service via the Length Parameter in a Heartbeat Message, High
SecurityFocus: 19516 - Linux-HA Heartbeat Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 21511 - Heartbeat Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 27955 - CVE-2006-3121 - Linux-HA - Heartbeat - Denial of Service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-3288
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 15:51Updated: 06/24/2019 18:04
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (83), 06/24/2019 18:04 (5)
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