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A vulnerability has been found in atheme 7.2.7 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function login_user
of the file saslserv/main.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
Memory leak in the login_user function in saslserv/main.c in saslserv/main.so in Atheme 7.2.7 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to consume memory and cause a denial of service. This is fixed in 7.2.8.
The bug was discovered 03/07/2017. The weakness was released 03/02/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-6384 since 02/28/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99294 (openSUSE Security Update : atheme (openSUSE-2017-456)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
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 vulnerability database at Tenable (99294).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 99294
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : atheme (openSUSE-2017-456)
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OpenVAS ID: 103228
OpenVAS Name: Atheme IRC DoS Vulnerability
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
02/28/2017 🔍03/02/2017 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-6384 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 96552 - Atheme IRC Services CVE-2017-6384 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6384 - Atheme - Denial of Service Issue
Entry
Created: 03/02/2017 16:25Updated: 09/03/2020 14:47
Changes: 03/02/2017 16:25 (70), 09/03/2020 14:47 (7)
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