Genecys 0.2 parse_command denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Genecys 0.2. This impacts the function parse_command. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-2555. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Genecys 0.2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function parse_command. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The parse_command function in Genecys 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a command with a missing ":" (colon) separator, which triggers a null dereference.

The weakness was released 05/12/2006 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2555 since 05/23/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. 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 (26523), Exploit-DB (1783), SecurityFocus (BID 17969†), OSVDB (25482†) and Secunia (SA20099†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-30390. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

05/12/2006 🔍
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05/15/2006 +1 days 🔍
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05/23/2006 +7 days 🔍
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07/27/2018 +1233 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2555 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2555
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30391
X-Force: 26523 - Genecys netparser.c denial of service
SecurityFocus: 17969 - Genecys Remote Buffer Overflow and Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20099 - Genecys Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 25482 - Genecys parse_command NULL Pointer Remote DoS
Vupen: ADV-2006-1815

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 07/27/2018 09:08
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (63), 07/27/2018 09:08 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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