CCN-lite up to 1.x ccn-lite-valid.c keyfile null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CCN-lite up to 1.x. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file ccn-lite-valid.c. Executing a manipulation of the argument keyfile can lead to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-12464. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CCN-lite up to 1.x. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file ccn-lite-valid.c. The manipulation of the argument keyfile 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. CVE summarizes:

ccn-lite-valid.c in CCN-lite before 2.00 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors involving the keyfile variable.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2017. The weakness was published 02/07/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-12464 since 08/04/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 183 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.00 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-112934, VDB-112933, VDB-112932 and VDB-112931. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CCN-lite 2.00

Timelineinfo

08/04/2017 🔍
08/08/2017 +4 days 🔍
02/07/2018 +183 days 🔍
02/07/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/08/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/03/2023 +1821 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 130
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-12464 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12464
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112930
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/08/2018 06:55
Updated: 02/03/2023 19:08
Changes: 02/08/2018 06:55 (59), 01/02/2020 13:12 (2), 02/03/2023 19:08 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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