VDB-3668 · CVE-2008-1797 · XFDB 41620

McAfee WebWasher 5.30/6.3.0 URL Processing denial of service

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5.7	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in McAfee WebWasher 5.30/6.3.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component URL Processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Secure Computing Webwasher 5.30 before build 3159 and 6.3.0 before build 3150 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (freeze) via a crafted URL.

The weakness was presented 04/04/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at extranet.webwasher.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-1797 since 04/15/2008. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 6.6.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at extranet.webwasher.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (41620).

Productinfo

Vendor

McAfee

Name

WebWasher

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebWasher 6.6.3
Patch: extranet.webwasher.com

Timelineinfo

04/03/2008 🔍
04/04/2008 +1 days 🔍
04/04/2008 +0 days 🔍
04/15/2008 +10 days 🔍
04/15/2008 +0 days 🔍
04/21/2008 +6 days 🔍
04/23/2018 +3654 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: extranet.webwasher.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1797 (🔍)
X-Force: 41620 - Secure Computing Webwasher unspecified denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 28600 - Secure Computing Webwasher Malformed URL Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 29674 - Webwasher URL Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 44037 - WebWasher on Linux URL Handling Remote DoS

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2008 12:19
Updated: 04/23/2018 17:58
Changes: 04/21/2008 12:19 (64), 04/23/2018 17:58 (6)
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