VDB-146136 · CVE-2015-5694 · GCVE-0-2015-5694

OpenStack Designate DNS Protocol infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenStack Designate and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component DNS Protocol Handler. The manipulation results in infinite loop. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-5694. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OpenStack Designate (Cloud Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component DNS Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

The bug was discovered 07/28/2015. The weakness was released 11/22/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5694 since 07/28/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1578 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Cloud Software

Vendor

OpenStack

Name

Designate

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.openstack.org/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/28/2015 🔍
07/28/2015 +0 days 🔍
11/22/2019 +1578 days 🔍
11/23/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/26/2024 +1556 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openstack.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-5694 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5694
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146136

Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2019 09:01
Updated: 02/26/2024 14:15
Changes: 11/23/2019 09:01 (37), 11/23/2019 09:06 (18), 02/26/2024 14:15 (3)
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