InstallBuilder AutoUpdate Tool/Installer up to 19.10 Billion Laughs resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in InstallBuilder AutoUpdate Tool and Installer up to 19.10 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource consumption (Billion Laughs). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-3946. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in InstallBuilder AutoUpdate Tool and Installer up to 19.10. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability (Billion Laughs). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

InstallBuilder AutoUpdate tool and regular installers enabling <checkForUpdates> built with versions earlier than 19.11 are vulnerable to Billion laughs attack (denial-of-service).

The weakness was published 04/20/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at blog.installbuilder.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-3946 since 12/30/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 19.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Billion Laughs
Class: Resource consumption / Billion Laughs
CWE: CWE-400 / 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: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: AutoUpdate Tool/Installer 19.11

Timelineinfo

12/30/2019 🔍
04/20/2020 +112 days 🔍
04/21/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/10/2020 +172 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.installbuilder.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2020-3946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-3946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154115

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2020 08:03
Updated: 10/10/2020 13:35
Changes: 04/21/2020 08:03 (39), 04/21/2020 08:08 (17), 10/10/2020 13:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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