libksba library 0.9.12 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in libksba library 0.9.12. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5111. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libksba library 0.9.12 (Software Library). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The libksba library 0.9.12 and possibly other versions, as used by gpgsm in the newpg package on SUSE LINUX, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed X.509 certificate in a signature.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2006. The weakness was shared 10/03/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at novell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5111 since 10/02/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27945 (Ubuntu 5.04 : libksba vulnerability (USN-365-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu 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 (29621), Tenable (27945), SecurityFocus (BID 20565†), OSVDB (29598†) and Secunia (SA22423†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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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: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 27945
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 5.04 : libksba vulnerability (USN-365-1)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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10/02/2006 🔍
10/03/2006 +1 days 🔍
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10/03/2006 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2006 +13 days 🔍
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10/17/2006 +1 days 🔍
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02/27/2007 +133 days 🔍
11/10/2007 +256 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2679 days 🔍
07/15/2019 +1586 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: novell.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-5111 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5111
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32579
X-Force: 29621
SecurityFocus: 20565 - Libksba Signature Verification Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 22423 - libksba X.509 Certificates Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 29598 - Libksba - Signature Verification - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14419 - libksba Denial of Service via Malformed X.509 Certificate in a Signature, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 07/15/2019 17:38
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (71), 07/15/2019 17:38 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:348:103

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