libass up to 0.13.3 libass/ass_shaper.c check_allocations Memory resource management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in libass up to 0.13.3. This affects the function check_allocations
of the file libass/ass_shaper.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability (Memory). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
The check_allocations function in libass/ass_shaper.c in libass before 0.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation failure) via unspecified vectors.
The bug was discovered 10/04/2016. The weakness was published 03/03/2017 by Brandon Perry (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7972 since 09/09/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 139 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97268 (GLSA-201702-25 : libass: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169432 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libass (SUSE-SU-2016:3107-1)).
Upgrading to version 0.13.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (97268). Similar entries are available at 97513 and 97514.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
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Name: MemoryClass: Resource management / Memory
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 97268
Nessus Name: GLSA-201702-25 : libass: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53404
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for libass FEDORA-2016-d2a05a0644
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Countermeasures
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Upgrade: libass 0.13.4
Timeline
09/09/2016 🔍10/04/2016 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: openwall.comResearcher: Brandon Perry
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7972 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 93358 - libass Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-7972 - libass - Denial of Service Issue
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Entry
Created: 03/04/2017 13:55Updated: 09/03/2020 20:18
Changes: 03/04/2017 13:55 (79), 09/03/2020 20:18 (3)
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