Red Hat Linux 6.1 tmpwatch denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Red Hat Linux 6.1. Affected is an unknown function of the file tmpwatch. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0829. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Red Hat Linux 6.1 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the file tmpwatch. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.

The issue has been introduced in 10/04/1999. The weakness was published 11/14/2000 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0829. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 407 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5217), Exploit-DB (20217) and SecurityFocus (BID 1664†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/04/1999 🔍
09/09/2000 +341 days 🔍
11/14/2000 +66 days 🔍
11/14/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/27/2014 +4973 days 🔍
11/09/2024 +3788 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15960
X-Force: 5217
SecurityFocus: 1664 - Tmpwatch Recursive Write DoS Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2014 18:10
Updated: 11/09/2024 19:23
Changes: 06/27/2014 18:10 (51), 04/14/2019 18:57 (3), 11/09/2024 19:23 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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