CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Integer overflow in rose_sendmsg (sys/net/af_rose.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.24.4, and other versions before 2.6.30-rc1, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a large length value, which causes "garbage" memory to be sent.
The issue has been introduced in 12/25/2008. The weakness was shared 04/07/2009 by Thomas Pollet (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1265 since 04/07/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 92 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38668 (Debian DSA-1787-1 : linux-2.6.24 - denial of service/privilege escalation/information leak), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165644 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Linux Kernel (SUSE-SA:2009:028)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49733) and Tenable (38668). The entries 45624, 45355, 47924 and 47913 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 38668
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1787-1 : linux-2.6.24 - denial of service/privilege escalation/information leak
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OpenVAS ID: 63939
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1787-1 (linux-2.6.24)
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Timeline
12/25/2008 🔍03/27/2009 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: ubuntu.com
Researcher: Thomas Pollet
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1265 (🔍)
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X-Force: 49733
Vulnerability Center: 21672 - Linux Kernel Prior to 2.6.3-rc1 \, High
SecurityFocus: 34654 - Linux Kernel Frame Size Integer Overflow Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 34981
OSVDB: 53571 - Linux Kernel sys/net/af_rose.c rose_sendmsg() Function Length Value Handling Overflow
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 23:38Updated: 09/02/2019 09:11
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (85), 09/02/2019 09:11 (1)
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