VDB-10671 · OSVDB 98312 · GCVE-100-10671

OpenPGP Compressed Packet Parser denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenPGP and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Compressed Packet Parser. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenPGP (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Compressed Packet Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was released 10/08/2013 by Tylor R. Campbell as On compression in data formats as not defined blog post (Blog). It is possible to read the advisory at mumble.net. The vendor was not involved in the public release. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 vulnerability database at OSVDB (98312†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/08/2013 🔍
10/15/2013 +7 days 🔍
03/22/2019 +1984 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: On compression in data formats
Researcher: Tylor R. Campbell
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10671
OSVDB: 98312

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

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2013 10:50
Updated: 03/22/2019 15:22
Changes: 10/15/2013 10:50 (41), 03/22/2019 15:22 (1)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:D1C:103

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