libcsoap nanohttp null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in libcsoap. Impacted is an unknown function of the component nanohttp. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-2297. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in libcsoap (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component nanohttp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

nanohttp in libcsoap allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted Authorization header.

The bug was discovered 03/15/2017. The weakness was presented 10/06/2017 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-2297 since 03/14/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 205 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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/14/2015 🔍
03/15/2017 +732 days 🔍
10/06/2017 +205 days 🔍
10/06/2017 +0 days 🔍
10/07/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/22/2019 +776 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-2297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107563

Entryinfo

Created: 10/07/2017 12:17
Updated: 11/22/2019 17:18
Changes: 10/07/2017 12:17 (54), 11/22/2019 17:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:6D9:103

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