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A vulnerability was found in Shim (version now known). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
Shim allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted DHCPv6 packet.
The weakness was presented 10/22/2014 with SuSE (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-3675 since 05/14/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81294 (Scientific Linux Security Update : shim on SL7.x x86_64), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Scientific Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170223 (OpenSUSE Security Update for Update for gnu-efi, pesign, shim (openSUSE-SU-2017:1967-1)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (96981) and Tenable (81294). See 72675 and 72674 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 81294
Nessus Name: Scientific Linux Security Update : shim on SL7.x x86_64
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2014-1801
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Sources
Advisory: RHSA-2014:1801Organization: SuSE
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2014-3675 (🔍)
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X-Force: 96981
Vulnerability Center: 46951 - Shim Remote DoS via a Crafted DHCPv6 Packet, Medium
SecurityFocus: 70407 - Shim CVE-2014-3675 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/27/2015 12:07Updated: 03/30/2022 19:18
Changes: 03/27/2015 12:07 (61), 06/11/2017 05:17 (8), 03/30/2022 19:10 (3), 03/30/2022 19:18 (1)
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