Stephen Hemminger IPRoute 2.4.7 Message denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Stephen Hemminger IPRoute 2.4.7. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Message Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2003-0856. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Stephen Hemminger IPRoute 2.4.7. This affects some unknown processing of the component Message Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

iproute 2.4.7 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service via spoofed messages as other users to the kernel netlink interface.

The bug was discovered . The weakness was disclosed 12/15/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0856 since 10/10/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12401 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15329 (Debian DSA-492-1 : iproute - 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 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22714), Tenable (15329), SecurityFocus (BID 9092†), OSVDB (6594†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22188†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Nessus ID: 15329
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-492-1 : iproute - denial of service
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OpenVAS ID: 53184
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 492-1 (iproute)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/10/2003 🔍
11/24/2003 +44 days 🔍
12/15/2003 +21 days 🔍
12/15/2003 +0 days 🔍
12/15/2003 +0 days 🔍
04/18/2004 +125 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +164 days 🔍
05/26/2009 +1700 days 🔍
08/21/2014 +1913 days 🔍
06/29/2021 +2504 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0856 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0856
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21027

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X-Force: 22714
SecurityFocus: 9092
OSVDB: 6594 - RHSA-2003:317 updates for iproute not installed
Vulnerability Center: 22188 - iproute 2.4.7 and Earlier Allows Local Denial of Service via Spoofed Messages to the Kernel, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2014 17:33
Updated: 06/29/2021 10:42
Changes: 08/21/2014 17:33 (68), 09/05/2019 07:08 (6), 06/29/2021 10:42 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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