Bytom up to 1.0.5 p2p/discover/net.go checkTopicRegister integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Bytom up to 1.0.5. Impacted is the function checkTopicRegister of the file p2p/discover/net.go. Such manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-18206. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Bytom up to 1.0.5. Affected by this issue is the function checkTopicRegister of the file p2p/discover/net.go. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In the client in Bytom before 1.0.6, checkTopicRegister in p2p/discover/net.go does not prevent negative idx values, leading to a crash.

The bug was discovered 08/31/2018. The weakness was shared 10/10/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-18206 since 10/10/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for 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 40 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Bytom 1.0.6
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

08/31/2018 🔍
10/10/2018 +39 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 1ac3c8ac4f2b1e1df9675228290bda6b9586ba42
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-18206 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18206
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125174

Entryinfo

Created: 10/10/2018 13:18
Updated: 05/23/2023 19:54
Changes: 10/10/2018 13:18 (58), 04/01/2020 12:40 (1), 05/23/2023 19:54 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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