Hex Package Manager up to 0.18.2 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Hex Package Manager up to 0.18.2. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-1000012. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Hex Package Manager up to 0.18.2. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Hex package manager version 0.14.0 through 0.18.2 contains a Signing oracle vulnerability in Package registry verification that can result in Package modifications not detected, allowing code execution. This attack appears to be exploitable via victim fetches packages from malicious/compromised mirror. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.19.

The bug was discovered 12/20/2018. The weakness was disclosed 02/04/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-1000012 since 02/04/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 46 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 0.19.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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: Hex Package Manager 0.19.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

12/20/2018 🔍
02/04/2019 +46 days 🔍
02/04/2019 +0 days 🔍
02/05/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/04/2023 +1610 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-1000012 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-1000012
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130467
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/05/2019 08:59
Updated: 07/04/2023 17:37
Changes: 02/05/2019 08:59 (54), 05/07/2020 19:00 (1), 07/04/2023 17:37 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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