Polycom Viavideo 2.2/3.0 HTTP Request resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Polycom Viavideo 2.2/3.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1906. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Polycom Viavideo 2.2/3.0. Affected is an unknown code of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The web server for Polycom ViaVideo 2.2 and 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending incomplete HTTP requests and leaving the connections open.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 with ISC (Website). The advisory is shared for download at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1906 since 06/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11825 (Polycom ViaVideo Web Server Incomplete HTTP Connection Saturation Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10360), Exploit-DB (21939), Tenable (11825), SecurityFocus (BID 5962†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2489†). See VDB-19547 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11825
Nessus Name: Polycom ViaVideo Web Server Incomplete HTTP Connection Saturation Remote DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 11825
OpenVAS Name: Polycom ViaVideo denial of service
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Timelineinfo

10/13/2002 🔍
10/15/2002 +2 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +77 days 🔍
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09/01/2003 +244 days 🔍
10/16/2003 +45 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +622 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3324 days 🔍
09/20/2024 +3699 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: ISC
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1906 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1906
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19548
X-Force: 10360
SecurityFocus: 5962 - Polycom ViaVideo Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2489 - DoS in Polycom ViaVideo via Multiple Incomplete HTTP Requests, Medium

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

Created: 08/05/2014 10:49
Updated: 09/20/2024 16:22
Changes: 08/05/2014 10:49 (71), 05/16/2019 06:45 (1), 09/20/2024 16:22 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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