Mintty up to 3.4.4 GUI denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mintty up to 3.4.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component GUI. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-28848. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mintty up to 3.4.4. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component GUI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was published 06/03/2021 as bd52109993440b6996760aaccb66e68e782762b9. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-28848. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 3.4.5 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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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: Mintty 3.4.5
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/19/2021 🔍
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06/07/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: bd52109993440b6996760aaccb66e68e782762b9
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-28848 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-28848
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-176290

Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2021 19:18
Updated: 06/07/2021 13:24
Changes: 06/03/2021 19:18 (40), 06/07/2021 13:24 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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