CCN-lite up to 1.x ccnl-ext-mgmt.c ccnl_malloc null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in CCN-lite up to 1.x. Affected by this issue is the function ccnl_malloc of the file ccnl-ext-mgmt.c. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-12472. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CCN-lite up to 1.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function ccnl_malloc of the file ccnl-ext-mgmt.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

ccnl-ext-mgmt.c in CCN-lite before 2.00 allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging missing NULL pointer checks after ccnl_malloc.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2017. The weakness was presented 02/07/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-12472 since 08/04/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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.

See VDB-112939, VDB-112937, VDB-112936 and VDB-112935 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

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CCN-lite

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CCN-lite 2.00

Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 138
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-12472 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112938
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/08/2018 06:57
Updated: 02/03/2023 20:10
Changes: 02/08/2018 06:57 (59), 01/02/2020 14:04 (2), 02/03/2023 20:10 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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