Ti Kan xmcd 2.6.17.1 var/lib/cddb denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Ti Kan xmcd 2.6.17.1. This impacts an unknown function in the library var/lib/cddb. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-2542. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ti Kan xmcd 2.6.17.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function in the library var/lib/cddb. 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. CVE summarizes:

xmcdconfig in xmcd for Debian GNU/Linux 2.6-17.1 creates /var/lib/cddb and /var/lib/xmcd/discog with world writable permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption).

The bug was discovered 05/11/2006. The weakness was published 05/23/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-2542 since 05/22/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22628 (Debian DSA-1086-1 : xmcd - design flaw), 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 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26452), Tenable (22628), OSVDB (25536†), Secunia (SA20078†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15471†). Once again VulDB remains the best source 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: 22628
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1086-1 : xmcd - design flaw
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OpenVAS ID: 56856
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1086-1 (xmcd)
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05/22/2006 +6 days 🔍
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10/14/2006 +134 days 🔍
06/27/2007 +256 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2815 days 🔍
07/21/2019 +1592 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2542 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2542
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30380
X-Force: 26452
Secunia: 20078
OSVDB: 25536 - CVE-2006-2542 - xmcd - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 15471 - XMCD for Debian GNU/Linux Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Cause DoS, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 07/21/2019 07:37
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (70), 07/21/2019 07:37 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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