Growl up to 1.10.1 on Node.js Notification command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Growl up to 1.10.1 on Node.js. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Notification. Such manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-16042. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Growl up to 1.10.1 on Node.js (JavaScript Library). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Notification. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Growl adds growl notification support to nodejs. Growl before 1.10.2 does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec, allowing for arbitrary command execution.

The bug was discovered 07/06/2017. The weakness was presented 06/04/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-16042 since 10/29/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 333 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.10.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Growl 1.10.2
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

07/06/2017 🔍
10/29/2017 +115 days 🔍
06/04/2018 +217 days 🔍
06/04/2018 +0 days 🔍
06/05/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/21/2023 +1750 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 60
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-16042 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118928

Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2018 10:24
Updated: 03/21/2023 14:21
Changes: 06/05/2018 10:24 (59), 02/14/2020 19:27 (1), 03/21/2023 14:21 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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