VDB-119305 · CVE-2018-12066 · Nessus 120498

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon up to 1.6.3 BGP Mask Expression resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in BIRD Internet Routing Daemon up to 1.6.3. Affected is an unknown function of the component BGP Mask Handler. This manipulation as part of Expression causes resource consumption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-12066. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in BIRD Internet Routing Daemon up to 1.6.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component BGP Mask Handler. The manipulation as part of a Expression leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and daemon crash) via BGP mask expressions in birdc.

The bug was discovered 06/07/2018. The weakness was published 06/08/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at bird.network.cz. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-12066 since 06/08/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 120498 (Fedora 29 : bird (2018-6aada550ca)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.6.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (120498). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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BIRD Internet Routing Daemon

Version

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 120498
Nessus Name: Fedora 29 : bird (2018-6aada550ca)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIRD Internet Routing Daemon 1.6.4
Patch: gitlab.labs.nic.cz

Timelineinfo

06/07/2018 🔍
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06/09/2018 +1 days 🔍
12/07/2018 +181 days 🔍
01/03/2019 +27 days 🔍
03/22/2023 +1539 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2018-6aada550ca
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-12066 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12066
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119305

Entryinfo

Created: 06/09/2018 10:27
Updated: 03/22/2023 10:28
Changes: 06/09/2018 10:27 (63), 02/17/2020 15:52 (10), 03/22/2023 10:22 (5), 03/22/2023 10:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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