OpenHPI up to 3.5.x Permission openhpi/Makefile.am Disk Consumption resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in OpenHPI up to 3.5.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library /var/lib/openhpi of the file openhpi/Makefile.am of the component Permission. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption (Disk Consumption). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-3248. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenHPI up to 3.5.x. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part in the library /var/lib/openhpi of the file openhpi/Makefile.am of the component Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability (Disk Consumption). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

openhpi/Makefile.am in OpenHPI before 3.6.0 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/openhpi directory, which allows local users, when quotas are not properly setup, to fill the filesystem hosting /var/lib and cause a denial of service (disk consumption).

The bug was discovered 10/07/2015. The weakness was disclosed 09/26/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-3248 since 04/10/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 54 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87153 (CentOS 7 : openhpi (CESA-2015:2369)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124246 (Red Hat Update for openhpi (RHSA-2015:2369)).

Upgrading to version 3.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (87153). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Disk Consumption
Class: Resource consumption / Disk Consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 87153
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : openhpi (CESA-2015:2369)
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2015-2369
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenHPI 3.6.0

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04/10/2015 🔍
10/07/2015 +180 days 🔍
11/30/2015 +54 days 🔍
12/02/2015 +2 days 🔍
09/26/2017 +664 days 🔍
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09/27/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/30/2022 +1920 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2015:2369
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-3248 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3248
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107152

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2017 08:47
Updated: 12/30/2022 09:56
Changes: 09/27/2017 08:47 (74), 11/19/2019 19:22 (2), 12/30/2022 09:56 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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