POPFile 0.18.3/0.19.1/0.20.1/0.21.2 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in POPFile 0.18.3/0.19.1/0.20.1/0.21.2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-0876. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in POPFile 0.18.3/0.19.1/0.20.1/0.21.2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block. 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:

POPFile before 0.22.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors involving character sets within e-mail messages.

The bug was discovered 02/23/2006. The weakness was disclosed 02/24/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0876 since 02/24/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22603 (Debian DSA-1061-1 : popfile - missing input sanitising), 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 to version 0.22.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24910), Tenable (22603), SecurityFocus (BID 16792†), OSVDB (23382†) and Secunia (SA18975†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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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: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22603
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1061-1 : popfile - missing input sanitising
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OpenVAS ID: 56780
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1061-1 (popfile)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: POPFile 0.22.4

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02/23/2006 🔍
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05/19/2006 +84 days 🔍
10/14/2006 +148 days 🔍
07/18/2007 +277 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2794 days 🔍
07/22/2019 +1593 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-0876 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0876
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28887
X-Force: 24910
SecurityFocus: 16792 - POPFile Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 18975
OSVDB: 23382 - POPFile - Denial Of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 15625 - POPFile Remote Denial of Service, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0698

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/22/2019 09:45
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (76), 07/22/2019 09:45 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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