Overkill 0.16 recv_packet integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Overkill 0.16. This issue affects the function recv_packet. Executing a manipulation can lead to integer coercion. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-2971. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Overkill 0.16. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function recv_packet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the recv_packet function in 0verkill 0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a UDP packet with fewer than 12 bytes, which results in a long length value to the crc32 function.

The weakness was published 06/09/2006 by Federico Fazzi (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2971 since 06/12/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Federico Fazzi and been published even before and not after the advisory. 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 (27028), Exploit-DB (1894), SecurityFocus (BID 18353†), OSVDB (26029†) and Secunia (SA20551†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Federico Fazzi
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Federico Fazzi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-2971 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30760
X-Force: 27028 - Overkill recv_packet() denial of service
SecurityFocus: 18353
Secunia: 20551 - 0verkill Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 26029 - 0verkill recv_packet() Function UDP Handling Overflow DoS
Vupen: ADV-2006-2245

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 01/16/2025 19:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (55), 07/28/2018 08:47 (12), 01/16/2025 19:41 (16)
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