Designate up to 1.0.0.0b1 RecordSets resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Designate up to 1.0.0.0b1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component RecordSets Handler. Such manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-5695. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Designate up to 1.0.0.0b1. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component RecordSets Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Designate 2015.1.0 through 1.0.0.0b1 as packaged in OpenStack Kilo does not enforce RecordSets per domain, and Records per RecordSet quotas when processing an internal zone file transfer, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted resource record set.

The bug was discovered 07/28/2015. The weakness was published 08/31/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.openstack.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-5695 since 07/28/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 765 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Affected

  • OpenStack Kilo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/28/2015 🔍
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08/31/2017 +765 days 🔍
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09/01/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/12/2019 +802 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.openstack.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-5695 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5695
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106040

Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2017 09:02
Updated: 11/12/2019 15:02
Changes: 09/01/2017 09:02 (51), 11/12/2019 15:02 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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