man2html up to 1.5-22 memory allocation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in man2html up to 1.5-22. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory allocation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0457. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in man2html up to 1.5-22. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

man2html before 1.5-22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).

The weakness was disclosed 03/07/2001 by Philippe Troin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0457. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14872 (Debian DSA-035-1 : man2html - remote denial of service), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6211), Tenable (14872), OSVDB (5631†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5974†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 14872
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-035-1 : man2html - remote denial of service
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OpenVAS ID: 53797
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 035-1 (man2html)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/07/2001 🔍
03/07/2001 +0 days 🔍
06/27/2001 +112 days 🔍
03/07/2004 +984 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +32 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +173 days 🔍
11/23/2004 +55 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +3510 days 🔍
05/26/2019 +1787 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Philippe Troin
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0457 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0457
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16872
X-Force: 6211 - man2html remote denial of service
OSVDB: 5631 - man2html Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 5974 - Man2html < 1.5-22 Allows DoS, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 17:14
Updated: 05/26/2019 09:55
Changes: 07/04/2014 17:14 (69), 05/26/2019 09:55 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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