VDB-28091 · CVE-2005-4782 · BID 15289

NetBSD up to 2.1 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetBSD 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2/2.0.3/2.1. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-4782. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in NetBSD 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2/2.0.3/2.1 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

NetBSD 2.0 before 2.0.4, 2.1 before 2.1.1, and 3, when the kernel is compiled with "options DIAGNOSTIC," allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel assertion panic) via a negative linger time in the SO_LINGER socket option.

The weakness was released 12/31/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mail-index.netbsd.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4782 since 04/13/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 15289†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-28092 and VDB-28088. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NetBSD 2.0

Timelineinfo

11/02/2005 🔍
12/31/2005 +59 days 🔍
12/31/2005 +0 days 🔍
04/13/2006 +103 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3255 days 🔍
07/16/2018 +1222 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mail-index.netbsd.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4782 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4782
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28091
SecurityFocus: 15289 - NetBSD SO_LINGER DIAGNOSTIC Checking Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/16/2018 09:23
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (47), 07/16/2018 09:23 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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