BSON Gem up to 3.0.3 on Ruby legal String resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in BSON Gem up to 3.0.3 on Ruby. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is the function legal. Performing a manipulation as part of String results in resource consumption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-4412. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in BSON Gem up to 3.0.3 on Ruby (Ruby Gem). This affects the function legal. The manipulation as part of a String leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

BSON injection vulnerability in the legal? function in BSON (bson-ruby) gem before 3.0.4 for Ruby allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) or inject arbitrary data via a crafted string.

The bug was discovered 06/05/2015. The weakness was presented 02/05/2018 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-4412 since 06/06/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 18 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84329 (FreeBSD : rubygem-bson -- DoS and possible injection (f5225b23-192d-11e5-a1cf-002590263bf5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 3.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84329) and SecurityFocus (BID 75045†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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Nessus ID: 84329
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : rubygem-bson -- DoS and possible injection (f5225b23-192d-11e5-a1cf-002590263bf5)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BSON Gem 3.0.4
Patch: github.com

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06/04/2015 🔍
06/05/2015 +1 days 🔍
06/06/2015 +1 days 🔍
06/23/2015 +17 days 🔍
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02/05/2018 +958 days 🔍
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02/06/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/03/2023 +1823 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 976da329ff03ecdfca3030eb6efe3c85e6db9999
Researcher: Egor Homakov
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-4412 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4412
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112833
SecurityFocus: 75045 - RubyGems BSON Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2018 08:11
Updated: 02/03/2023 15:25
Changes: 02/06/2018 08:11 (70), 01/01/2020 16:45 (4), 02/02/2021 15:44 (3), 02/03/2023 15:25 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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