nfs-utils up to 1.0.7-pre1 statd.c SIGPIPE denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in nfs-utils up to 1.0.7-pre1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file statd.c. The manipulation of the argument SIGPIPE leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in nfs-utils up to 1.0.7-pre1. This issue affects an unknown code of the file statd.c. The manipulation of the argument SIGPIPE with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

statd in nfs-utils 1.257 and earlier does not ignore the SIGPIPE signal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server process crash) via a TCP connection that is prematurely terminated.

The bug was discovered 12/01/2004. The weakness was shared 12/07/2004 by shutdown with SGI (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1014 since 11/04/2004. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20652 (Ubuntu 4.10 : nfs-utils vulnerability (USN-36-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.0.6-r6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sourceforge.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. 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 (18332), Tenable (20652), SecurityFocus (BID 11785†), OSVDB (12240†) and Secunia (SA13384†). The entry VDB-14035 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20652
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 : nfs-utils vulnerability (USN-36-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 53294
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 606-1 (nfs-utils)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: nfs-utils 1.0.6-r6
Patch: sourceforge.net

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: shutdown
Organization: SGI
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-1014 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1014
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1019

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X-Force: 18332 - nfs-utils statd denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 11785 - Linux NFS RPC.STATD Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 13384 - nfs-utils "SIGPIPE" TCP Connection Termination Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 12240 - nfs-utils rpc.statd SIGPIPE TCP Connection DoS
SecurityTracker: 1012436
Vulnerability Center: 6978 - DoS in Linux NFS via rpc.statd, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/08/2004 17:01
Updated: 06/30/2019 12:09
Changes: 12/08/2004 17:01 (100), 06/30/2019 12:09 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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