Linux Foundation Xen 5.1 denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Foundation Xen 5.1 (Virtualization Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 ssm_i emulation in Xen 5.1 on IA64 architectures allows attackers to cause a denial of service (dom0 panic) via certain traffic, as demonstrated using an FTP stress test tool.

The bug was discovered 03/17/2008. The weakness was shared 04/02/2008 with Red Hat as Bug 437770 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1619 since 04/02/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43681 (CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2008:0233)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117306 (CentOS Security Update for Kernel (CESA-2008:0233)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41633) and Tenable (43681). The entry 42270 is related to this item.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 43681
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2008:0233)
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OpenVAS ID: 870164
OpenVAS Name: Rhino Software Serv-U SITE SET Command Denial Of Service vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Vendor: linuxfoundation.org

Advisory: Bug 437770
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-1619 (🔍)
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X-Force: 41633
Vulnerability Center: 18366 - Xen Ssm_i Emulation Allows Remote Attackers to Cause Denial of Service, Medium
SecurityFocus: 29085 - Linux Kernel 'ssm_i' Emulation Hypervisor Panic Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 30116
OSVDB: 44331 - Linux - Kernel - 'ssm_i' Emulation Hypervisor Panic Denial of Service Issue

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/10/2019 09:51
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (77), 08/10/2019 09:51 (8)
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