Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0 NSS out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0. It has been rated as very critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component NSS. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5461. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0 (Web Server). This issue affects an unknown function of the component NSS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 04/19/2017. The weakness was disclosed 01/18/2018 by Ronald Crane as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5461 since 01/13/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/30/2021).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100580 (Debian DSA-3872-1 : nss - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276572 (Fedora Security Update for firefox (FEDORA-2017-31c64a0bbf)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100580) and SecurityFocus (BID 98050†). The entries VDB-100292, VDB-100294, VDB-100295 and VDB-100299 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 100580
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3872-1 : nss - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 881932
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for nss CESA-2017:1100 centos7
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/13/2017 🔍
04/05/2017 +82 days 🔍
04/19/2017 +14 days 🔍
05/10/2017 +21 days 🔍
06/02/2017 +23 days 🔍
01/18/2018 +230 days 🔍
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01/30/2021 +1108 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2018
Researcher: Ronald Crane
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5461 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5461
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112007

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SecurityFocus: 98050 - Mozilla Network Security Services CVE-2017-5461 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038320

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/18/2018 09:43
Updated: 01/30/2021 17:14
Changes: 01/18/2018 09:43 (91), 12/25/2019 17:46 (1), 01/30/2021 17:14 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:DDD:103

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