Vavoom up to 1.666 Beta 2 infinite loop

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Vavoom. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to infinite loop. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-1408. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vavoom. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Vavoom 1.19.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) a packet with no data or (2) a large packet, which prevents Vavoom from discarding the packet from the socket.

The weakness was released 03/28/2006 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-1408 since 03/28/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25454), SecurityFocus (BID 17261†) and Secunia (SA19388†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-29357. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Vavoom

Version

• 1.1
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.4 Beta
• 1.5
• 1.5 Beta
• 1.5.1
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.7 Beta 1
• 1.7 Beta 2
• 1.7 Beta 3
• 1.7 Beta 4
• 1.7 Beta 5
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.11.1
• 1.11.2
• 1.12
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.15 Beta 1
• 1.15.1
• 1.15.2
• 1.15.3
• 1.16
• 1.16.1
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.19.1
• 1.666
• 1.666 Beta 1
• 1.666 Beta 2

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