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A vulnerability was found in NetBSD 4.0/4.0.1 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

libprop/prop_object.c in proplib in NetBSD 4.0 and 4.0.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a malformed externalized plist (XML form) containing an undefined element.

The weakness was disclosed 06/22/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at ftp.netbsd.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2483 since 07/16/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (51311). The entry 49056 is pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Name

• NetBSD

Version

• 4.0
• 4.0.1

License

• open-source

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

06/22/2009 🔍
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07/16/2009 +22 days 🔍
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11/18/2018 +1342 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ftp.netbsd.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-2483 (🔍)
X-Force: 51311 - NetBSD XML denial of service
SecurityTracker: 1022431
SecurityFocus: 35466 - NetBSD 'proplib' Library XML Processing Null Pointer Exception Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 35556 - NetBSD proplib Undefined XML Element Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 55285 - NetBSD proplib Library Malformed Externalized plist Importation XML Element Handling DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/18/2018 16:30
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (63), 11/18/2018 16:30 (2)
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